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A resident of Hartford, Conn, 
and died before Feb. 14, 1650. 



Thomas Bliss = Margaret 



in 1640, 



Parentage, date and place of birth 
removed to Springfield, Mass., am 



Elizabeth Bliss 

Place and date of birth unknown. 

Probably dead before June, 1684. 



John Pierce 
dent of Springfield 
Enfield. Married 
{27?), 1677. Died 
17, 1696. 



Lydia Morgan = Edmund Marshall 
Born April 8, A resident of Suflield, 
1654. Died Conn. Married July 
July 30, 1737. 18, 1700. Died Jan. 
7, 1731-2. 



Hannah Morgan 
Born April 11, 1656. 
Died Jan. 17, 1696-7. 



Samuel Terry, Jr, 
Born July 18, i(56i. 
in Springfield and 
Married May 17, ii 
Jan. 2, 1730. 



Joseph Morgan = Mary Stebbins 



t Springfield ; was a 
oops sent against the 
olifices. An extensive 
5. Died Nov. 7, 1773. 



te 

740. Re- 
lil Hadley. 

29, 1771. 

1814. 



Born in Springfield, 
June 25, 1713. Died 
Dec. 7, 1798. 



James Morgan = Mercy Bliss 
Born Aug. 12, 1705. Re- Born April 24, 1709. 
sided in West Springfield. Died July 31, 1797. 
Married Oct. 12, 1732. Died 
Sept. 29, 1786. 



Judah Morgan = Elizabeth Shevoy 
Born Mar. 22, 1748-9. Residedin Born i75i- 

West Springfield, North Parish, Died Nov. 30, 1835. 
Northampton and Easthampton. 
Married April 12, 1775. Died 
Nov. 13, 1827. 



Mercy Stebbins 
Bap. Oct. 21, 1769. 
Died June 8, 1806. 



Bor 
Di( 



Born Mai 
sided in ( 
ampt' '1. 
1804; 2, 1 
Died June 



ii;ih Beach Beardsley 
fune20, 1780. Resided in Lans- 
I. Y. , Holyoke, Mass., Chester, 
and Somers, Conn. Married 
18, 1805. Died Feb. 28, 1868. 



Joseph Moigai 
Born in West Springfield, North Parish, Jan. 4, 1780. Resided in Wes' 
Springfield and Westfield, Mass., and Hartford, Conn. Hotel keepei 
many years. Director of Aetna Insurance Company. A successful tmsi 
ness man. Married Sept. 20, 1807. Died in Hartford, July 23, 184;'. 



Junius Spencer Morgan 
Born in North Parish, West Springfield, Apr. 14, 1813. Resided in 
West Springfield and Westfield, Mass., Hartford, Conn., New York 
City, Boston, Mass., and London, Eng. Successful in mercantile and 
banking business. Married in Boston, May 2, 1836. Died at Monte 
Carlo, Monaco, Italy, April 4, 1890. 



Juliet Pierpo'iit 
Born in Baltimoi 
July 30, 1816. 
London, Enjr., 1 
1884. 



MORGAN PEDIGREE 



Thomas Blis! 
A resident of Hartford, Conn., in 1640, 
and died before Feb. 14. 1650. 



: Margaret 
Parentage, date and place of birth unknov 
removed to Springfield, Mass., mid died > 



unknown. Died Jan. 14, 1660. 



Parentage, place and dates of birth and of first marriage all unknown. 
A resident of Springfield. Mass., in 1644. Held various town offict-s 
and was Serjeant of the train band. Married second, Feb. 15, i66g, 
and died May 28, 1699, age unknown. 



: Elizabeth Bliss 
Place and date of birth u 
Probably dead before Ju 



Edmund Pringredays = Mary Moi 



. J . I e ■ ■ D • r- L " ~A "j V"r-" - ^ ,. .. Jonathan Morgan = Sarah Coolcy David Morgan = Mary Clark Pelatiah Morgan 

A resident of Spring- Born Feb. 14. Aresidcnt of Springfield. Mar- Born Nov. 16. 1646. Re- Born Feb. 27. 1653. Born Sept. 23, 1648. Re- Born Mar. 31. 1654- Born July 7. 1650. 

held, Mass. Married 1644. Died ned_ April 23. 16^8. Pcrliaps sided in Springfield. Mar- Died (after Sept. 10. sided in Springfield. Mar- Died Ap il 22. 1715. Killed by Indians 

ried Jan. 15, 1679, and died 1714). ried Jan. 16. 1672, and died about 1676. Unm. 

April 10, 1714. May 30, 1731. 



. 1666. Died 



Isaac Morgan = Abigail Gardini 
Born May 12, 1652. Resided Born 
in Springfield and Enfield. Died Aug. 26, 
Married Nov. 12, 1673. 1700. aged 50. 
Drowned Nov. 23, 1706. 



John Pierce = Lydia Morgan = Edmund Marshall 
A resident of Springfield Born April 8. A resident of Suffield, 
and Kn field. Married 1654. Died Conn. Married July 
Aug. {27?), 1677. Died July 30, 1737. 18, 1700. Died Jan. 



I n 

Hannah Morgan = Samuel Terry, Jr. Mercy Morgan 

Born April 11, 1656. Born July 18, l(%l. Resided Born July 18, 1658. 

Died Jan. 17, 1696-7. in Springfield and Enfield. Nothing further 

Married May 17, 1682. Died known about her. 
Jan. 2. 1730. 



Nathaniel Morgan = Hannah Bird 



Spring 
Held \ 
Jan. 19, 1691. 



I I 

ihaniel Morgan Samuel Morgan = 

n Feb. 23, 1692. Born Feb. 6, 1694. Resided 

i Feb. II. 17&3. in Springfield and West 

Unm. Springfield. Married 1726- 



Born Feb. 19. 1735-6. Resided in West Springfield. Was a 
soldier in the war of 1755-58 and among the troops captured at 
Fort William Henry. A Captain in the Revolutionarj- war. 
In civil life held many imporranl positrons. Married Sept. 9. 



Abigail Ashley ^—^r^-r- ^ Ebenezer Morgan- - ■- Lydia Morgan Hannah Morgan 

Born July 13, 1695. Born Dec. 6. 1696. Resided in Born June 17, 1700. BornOct. 30, 1698. 

Died May 26. 1744. Springfield and West Springfield. Died May 19, 1770. Died Sept. 6. 1784. 

Married r, June 8, 1720; 2. Unm. 

1744-5. Died May 12. 1770. 



I 
Miles Morgan = 
Born Dec. 17, 1700. Re- 
sided in Springfieldand West 
Springfield. Married April 
9-1735. Died June I. 1783. 



Lydia Day 
Born Aug. 2 
Died April i 



James Morgan = Mercy Bliss 
Born Aug. 12. 1705. Re- Born April 24. 1709. 
sided in West Springfield. Died July 31, 1797. 
Married Oct. 12. 1732. Died 
Sept. 29. 1786. 



Born iij Sufficld. 
Conn., Uov. 13 
i74i.Bjed March 



Titus Morgan 
Born Dec. 28. 1737. 
Died Aug. 3, 1739. 



Titus Morgan = Sarah Morgan Tryphc; 

Born July 6. 1740. Re- Born Nov. 7, 1742. Born April 

sided in West Spring- DicdDec.31,1819. Died Feb. 



, North Parish. 
Married May 19, 1763. 
Died Nov. 28, 1834. 



■ Lucas Morgan - 
Born Feb. 15. 1742-3. Resided 
in West Springfield. North 



Elizabeth Eastman 
Born Dec. i. 1756. 
Died May 15, 1843. 



Elizabeth Morgan = Thoi 



Judah Morgan 
Born Mar. 22, 1748-9- Resided in 
West Springfield. North Parish. 
Northampton and Easthampton. 
ried April 12, 1775. Died 



Died Feb. :3, 1756. 



Born March 14, 1707-8. Resided in Born 
West Springfield. Married i, June Died De< 
14. 1733; 2. J'dy 16. 1760. and died aged 73. 



i 
Elizabeth Morgan 
Born Aug. 6. 1710. 
Died July 29. 1745. 



No' 



1827. 



■ Elizabeth Shevoy Mercy Stebbins --^^^=-- Jesse Morgan 

Born 1751. Bap. Oct. 21, 1769. Born Mar. 22. 1748-9. Re- 

DiedNov. 30.1835. Died June 8. 1806. sided m Conway and North- 

ampton. Married i. Feb. 1, 
1804; 2, Nov. 26-27-28, 1806. 
Died June 15, 1810. 



^ Hannah (King) Stebbir 



Hannah Morgan = John Legg 



burgh. New York 



Eurydice Morgan = Russell i 
Born Nov. 28. 1765. Born 
Died Feb. 19. 1828. 19, 179^ 

Springfe|(]_ "Nor^th "Parisli! 

where h,e ()je,i ^^y 12. T 



Resided 



Died March 24. 1770. 



in West Springfield ; 
field. Married Apr. 
Died Jan. 7. 1834. 



= James AUwood Smith 
Born in Hartford. Nov. 6, 1806. Pastor 
Cong. Churches at Great Falls. N. H.. 
Glastonbury and Union ville. Conn. 
Married July 16. 1832, Died Apr. ig. 1882, 



Nehcr-iih Beach Beardsley 
Born .Inne20. 1780. Resided ii 
ing, S v.. Holyoke, Ma; 



1800. DiedOct. 26, 1801. 



Lucy Morgan = 
Born in North Parish, West 
Springfield. Feb. 4, 



James Goodwin, Jr. 
Born in Hartford, March 2. 1803. where 
he became a prominent and successful 
business man. Married July 30, 1832, 



Joseph Morgan 
Born in West Springfield, North Parish. Jan. 4. 1780. Resided in VVest 
Springfield andWestfield, Mass.. and Hartford, Conn. Hotel ke«per 
many years. Director of Aetna Insurance Company. A successful Imsi- 
ncss man. Married Sept. 2C, 1807. Died in Hartford, July 23, 184;-. 



s Spencer Morgan = Juliet Picrpo.a 



Sally Spencer 

Born in Middletown, Conn., 
North Society, April 8. 1787. 
Died in Hartford, Conn., Aug. 



I 

Betsey Morgan 
Born July 4. 1782. 
Died July 13, 1786. 



Died at Monte 



'1 I I I I I I n 



rr \~\ 



inknown. After death of husband 
; died Aug. 28, 1684. 



Resided 
I Enfield. 
582. Died 



Mercy Morgan 
Born July 18, 1658. 

Nothing further 
known about her. 



Thankful Day 
n Dec. 24, 1711. 
d Feb. 13, 1756. 



2 

Nathaniel Morgan 
Born June 14, 1671. Resided in 
Springfield and West Springfield. 
Held various town offices. Married 
Jan. 19, 1691. Died Aug. 30, 1752. 



= Isaac Morgan — 

Born March 14, 1707-8. Resided in 
West Springfield. Married i, June 
14) ^733 ; 2, July 16, 1760, and died 
Nov. 25, 1796. 



Ruth Alvord 

Born 

Died Dec. 16, 1782, 

aged 72. 



Hannah Bird 
Date of birth 
unknown. 
Died June 7, 
1751. 

n 

Elizabeth Morgan 

Born Aug. 6, 1710. 

Died July 29, 1745. 

Unni. 



sse Morgan ^==: 
. 22, 1748-9. Re- 
"onway and North- 
Married 1, Feb. I, 
'lov. 26-27-28, 1806. 
15, 1810. 



-'- Hannah (King) Stebbins 
Born 
Died 



Hannah Morgan 
Born Nov. 29, 1751. 
Died 



John Legg 

Born 

Married Dec. 25, 1782. 

Resided at Ogdens- 

Inirgh, New York. 



Sally Spencer 

Born in Middletown, Conn., 
North Society, April 8, 1787. 
Died in Hartford, Conn., Aug. 
6, 1859. 



Betsey Morgan 
Born July 4, 1782. 
Died July 13, 1786. 



•e, Md., 
Died in 
•"cb. 23, 



The 

Miles Morgan Family 



OF 

SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 

IN THE LINE OF 

JOSEPH MOEGAE^ 

OF 

HARTFOED, CONNECTICUT 

1780-1847 



^ 



Hartford, Connecticut 
1904 






es 



7/ 



THE TUTTLE, MOREHOUSE 4 TAYLOR COMPANY. 



PREFACE. 



In 1809 Dr. Titus Morgan of Middletown, North Society 
(now Cromwell), Connecticut, wrote for his own amusement 
a sketch of his branch of the Morgan family. The follow- 
ing pages are an enlargement of this work, brought down, 
in the direct line, to the descendants of his cousin and 
brother-in-law, Joseph Morgan, of West Springfield, Massa- 
chusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. Although the work is 
not complete, it has been deemed best to print at this time 
the material collected, with the hope in the future of making 
the record more perfect. 

To all those who in any manner have aided the compiler 
in this task he returns his sincere thanks. 



FRANK FARNSWORTH STARR. 



Middletown, Connecticut, 
April, 1904. 



THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY 



1. 

It is a tradition among the descendants of Miles Morgan 
that on the vessel which brought him from Old England 
to New England was a young woman named Prudence 
Gilbert in whom he became interested, and that after his 
settlement at Springfield in the Massachusetts Bay Colony 
he made her an offer of marriage which was accepted. 
Whereupon he took a white man for a companion, an Indian 
for a guide and a horse for the bride to ride upon and went 
to Salem or that vicinity in the same colony where she 
was living with relatives. Upon their marriage he returned 
to Springfield with his wife, which place became their per- 
manent residence. 

So far as is known, the earliest record in America relat- 
ing to Miles Morgan is at Springfield where it is recorded 
that,— 

"Mary Morgan daught"^ to miles morgan borne 12 mon 14 day 
1644./ about 9 a clocke in ye morning" ^ 

On the town records under date of January 8, 1645, ^s 
this entry, — 

"George Colton and Miles Morgan are appoynted to doe theyre 
best to get a smith for y*^ towne"" 

Also on November 3, 1646, 

"Robt. Ashly and Miles Morgan are chosen by y^ towne to y^ 
oversight of y^ fence of y^ howse lotts and y'' greate playne according 
as they shall be directed by y"^ townsmen'" 

William Pynchon was the leader in the settlement by 
the whites at Agawam and advanced the money for the 

^ Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. i, p. 10. 
" Springfield Town Records, Vol. i, p. 45. 
^ Ibid. Vol. I, p. 50. 



6 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

purchase of the land from the inclians. In memory of his 
English home the name of the plantation was very early 
changed to Springfield. 

The following is taken from page 51 of the first volume 
of the Springfield Town Votes. 

January 29^1^ 1646. "It is alsoe Voted that ye 30^ wch is due to Mr 
Pynchon shall be raysed on all ye alotments in y*-' towne/ wch is due 
to him from each inhabitant for y*^ purchas of y'^ lands of y° Plan- 
tation of y*^ Indians /. to be raysed wholly on lands /. and by y*^ 
order a former order for raysing 20^ is made voyd."' 



On page 53, 

"A rate for y^ raysinge of 30^ for the purchas of 
the Lands of the Plantation 1646. 





acres 


1 s d 








Rowland Thomas 


^9% 


00-08-02 


Katterine Johns 


19 


00-05-04 


John Stebbins 


21% 


00-07-08 


Rowl: Stebbin 


38^4 


00-10-08 


Miles Morgan 


24 'A 


00-09-06 


Sa: Wright 


41 >2 


00-11-06 


James Osburne 


40 


00- 1 1 -00 


Hen: Burt 


47/2 


00-13-04 


Tho: Cooper: 


41 


00-11-04 


Jn" Herman 


33 


00-09-02 


Mr Will: Pynchon 


: 237 


03-05-06 


Roger Prichard 


28 


00-07-09 


MrEllit: Holyoke 


125 


01-14-06 


Nat: Bliss 


5i>< 


00-14-04 


Hen: Smith: 


148 


02-00-08 


Wid: Haynes 


40;^ 


00- I 1-02 


Mr Moxon 


67 


00-18-08 


Tho: Tomson 


56>^ 


00-15-10 


Sa: Chapen 


43 


00-12-00 


Rich: Exell 


40>< 


00-11-02 


Tho: Reeve 


32 


00-08-10 


Jos: Parsons 


42/2 


00-11-09 


Rich: Sykes 


39^/2 


00- 1 1 -00 


Jn" Matthews 


31 


00-08-08 


Will: Warener 


40)4 


00-11-02 


will: Branch 


27/2 


00-07-08 


Tho: Stebbin 


34 


00-09-05 


Geo: Colton 


61 


00-16-09 


fifra: Ball 


33 


00-09-02 


Grif: Jones 


36% 


00-10-00 


Rob' Ashley 


51 


00-14-04 


Reice Bedortha 


20 


00-05-06 


John Leonard 


34/2 


00-09-06 


Will: Vahan 


6 


06-01-08 


Tho: Mirick 


46 


00-13-00 


Benj: Cooly 


40>^ 


00- I 1-02 


Ja: Bridgeman 


41 


00-11-04 


Hugh Parsons 


37y2 


00-10-04 


Alex: Edwards 


60 ;4 


00-16-09 


Jn" Lumbard 


25 


00-06-10 


Jn" Clarke 


36 


00-10-00 


Vacant Lett 


25 


00-06-10 


Wid: Deeble 


22 


00-06-00 


2 Vacant Lotts 


40 


00-11-00 








3 Vacant Lotts above 60 


00-16-06 










2178;^ 


30-11-02 



It may be of interest to the reader to know that this rate 
names the inhabitants in the order of their home lots com- 
mencing at the North end of Main Street and going South. 

The reader will observe that in the foregoing rate, Miles 
was taxed on 343^ acres. This fact proves that in the fol- 
lowing description of his lands as entered on leaf 18 of the 



MILES MORGAN. 7 

"Record of Possessions" in the Springfield City Clerk's 
office, the first five pieces were granted to him before Jan- 
uary 29, 1646. 

"Miles Morgan is posessed of a howse Lot 
by the grauiit of the Plantation wth the addi- 
tions viz : 3 acres more or less. Breadth. 18 
rod. Length 26 rod. Bounded East by the 
highway. West by John Stebbins. & fronting 
to y*^ wharfe way.^ 



about 54. an acre of 
this wet meddo viz y^ 
East End of it square 
of to Mr Pynclions 
ditch is by Miles sold 
to Mr Pynchon forever. 



Also 2 acres & halfe of wett meddow. 
Breadth . Length rod. runing East 

from the highway to the hill, bounded South. 
Thomas Cooper. North. Jn°. Stebbin. 



All this woodlot viz 
the wet meddow, wth 
all y" wood lot at y° 
East End of it, is by 
Miles Morgan Sold & 
fully past over to Mr 
John Pynchon his 
heires & assignes for- 
ever this, 30'h. of March 
1655 



Alsoe a wood lott 8 rod in Breadth & 
extending in Length 80 rod. from the wett 
meddow East. Bounded Thomas Cooper. 
South. John Stebbins North. 
Over the river in the Plaine over ag* Chicopye 
20 acres more or less Breadth 17 rod. Length 
190 rod. Bounded South. John Lamb. North 
Jn° Stebbine. 



This g acre is by 
Miles Morgan Sold to 
Obadiah Miller his 
heires & assigns for- 
ever, flfebr. 5. 1662. 



In the 2d division 5 acres bought of Alex 
ander Edwards and 4 acres more bought of 
Robt Ashley. Breadth. 18 rod. Length. 80 rod. 
bounded South. John Clarke. North. Benja- 
min Mun. 



This 4. acres is by 
Miles Morgan Sold & 
fully passed away to 
Charls fferry his heires 
& assignes forever, 
May 24th 1660 



This 2 acr is by Miles 
Morgan Sold & fully 
passed away to Charles 
fferry his heires & as- 
signes forever Oct. s"". 
1662 



Alsoe 4 acres agt y*' hay place more or less. 
Breadth 8 rod. Length Extendinge from the 
river West. 80 rod. Bounded North Joseph 
Crowfoot South. Nat. Prichard 
Over Agawam river in the South end of the 
vpper meddow. 5 acres of meddow. 

on y'^ East branch of y° Mill River (Jan 
1651) Two acres of meddow, Bounded by 
Nath Bliss West, East by Jn" Leonard" 



' This lot was located on the South corner of what is now Main 
and Cj'press Streets, 



THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

"Also by purchase fro W"" Brooke of a 
hom-lot Three acres more or less breadth. 
i8. rod length. 26 rod bounded East by Miles 
Morgans house lot, abovesd : west by Row- 
land Thomas 



pt of this wet med- 
dow viz about 3. qters 
of an acre at y" East 
End square of fr° Mr 
Pynchons ditch is sold 
to Mr Pynchon & his 
heires for ever 

All this wood lot with 
y« wet meddow in it w"" 
all y" woodlot at y' East 
End of y'' wet meddow 
Square w"> M' Fy- 
chons Ditch is by Miles 
Morgan Sold & fully 
past over to Mr John 
Pynchon his heires & 
assignes for ever this 
30"". of March 1655. this 
wch Miles hath sold Mr 
Pynchon is. 8. rod broad 
& yt above 8. rod all 
is. 16. rod in breadth 



Also Two acre & halfe of wet meddow 
more or less (purchased fro W" Brooke) 
bounded North by Rowland Thomas. South 
by Miles Morgan above s"^ 



Likewise (by purchase of W™ Brookes) of 
a woodlot conteining foure acres more or less, 
breadth. 8. rod length fr" y^ wet meddow 
East. 80. rod bounded as aforesd : 

Recorded March. 15.*'^ 1653. 
p me John Pynchon, recorder 

Miles Morgan is also possessed of a Lott of 
Twenty acres in y^ playn called Chickuppy 
plane ouer the great Riuer, purchased of 
Symon Sackett. breadth 16 rod Length 202 
rodd : bounded North by a lott w'ch was 
Rowland Thomas his lott now Abell Wrights 
South by another lott of y^ said Miles Mor- 
gans Registered ffeb 23 1656 
Also by y'' Grant of y^ Plantation of Three 
acres & halfe more or less of wet meddow & 
Low land on y« East side of y** way to y^ 
round hill breadth. 7. rod length 80 rod & 
upward : Bounded by Tho Noble & James 
Warenar South by W^^ Warrinar north 

Registrd ffeb"" 12. 1659 

Also theres granted to him ten acres of 
Land in y*^ playne above End brook Lying 
North from Tho Stebbins Lott above y^ Lotts 
y^ were formerly fenced : beinge rod in 

length & the breadth at the Lower end 
rodd & y*^ higher end rodd : bounded by 

the hill on ye North East : Also by purchase 
from ffrancis Pepper of 20 acres more or 
less of Land in Chickuppe playn on y® West 
Side of the great River breadth rod 



MILES MORGAN. 9 

Length 202. rod bounded by Robt Ashley 
North & John Scott on y*^ South 

Registred Aprill. 16. 1663" 



Also on leaf 17. 



This Six acres for a 
house Lott is by Miles 
Morgan given cS: fully 
passed away to his 
Sonne in Law Edmund 
Prinridayes & to his 
heires & assignes for- 
ever: March 1668. 



"Miles Morgan is by the grant of the Plan- 
tation possessed of Three acres of Swampe 
over Agawam River bounded Easfly & 
Westerly by the Riuer in Length 40 rod. 

Registered 1664 

Also by the grannt of the Plantation of 
Six acres more or Less Lying betweene the 
two brookes below the Plain called Chickuppe 
playne on y*^ West Side of the great River 
being grannted for a house Lott w*"*^ house 
Lott is by the highway on y® north Side of 
y°^ Lower brooke & extending Thence North'"ly. 
in Length 60 rod & being in breadth 16'^ rod 
& bounded by Rice Bedortha West ffra : Pep- 
per East. 

Also by purchase fro Nathaneell Ely of 
Six acres & half more or Less of the wett 
meddow & upLand that lyes by y^ highway 
on ye North Side of the Rownd hill, & w*^"^ is 
bounded by the Comon Northwesterly & 
SouthEasfly Robt Ashley: & is in breadth 
13 rod & in Length 80 rod fro y'^' Said high- 
way : 

Also by purchase fro Will'" Brookes of 
One & Thirty acres & half more or Less of 
Land in y® playne called Chickuppe playne 
on ye west Side of y^ great River bounded by 
John Bag North^'ly & by the other half of ye 
Said Willm Brookes Land w'^^ he hath Sold 
Synce to Capt Pynchon South'"ly & being in 
breadth rod & in Length rod : 

Registred March 6f 

Theres granted to Miles Morgan fourteene 
or ffifteene acres more or Less of Land in the 
playne above End brooke Lying in y'^ higher 
end of that playne & bounded by Thomas 
Stebbins his Ten acres Southerly by y*^ River 



lo THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

Westerly by the hill Easterly & by the brooke 
at y^ higher end of y*^ playne Northerly : 
Registered Aprill : 6: 1668." 

Also in "Town Records," Volume i, page 255. 

"At a meeting of the Committee for granting 
of lands within this Township. December ye 
8^^ 1664. 

There is graunted unto Miles Morgan five 
or Six acres upon hog-pen dingle of y® Low 
Lands there if he like to take it : being to 
lye above Rowland Thomas his Land there : 
Also theres graunted unto him ffoure acres 
of Land at the head of ye playn above End 
brook : if there be soe much there undisposed 
off." 

And again in "Town Records," Volume 2, page 59. 

"Jan. II. 1668. Att a meeting of y*^ Select 
Men. graunted to Miles Morgan y*^ peece of 
Land y*^ Lyes above his Land on ye North 
side of y*^ Rownd hill between his Land & 
3 Corner, meddow brooke : only he is to 
Leave 16 rod wide between this Land soe 
graunted & Goodm: Branch his Ditch & soe 
forward 16 rod wide between this Land thus 
granted & the brow of y^ hill y* is on y'^ 
South Easterly side of y*^ said brook & this 
grantt is to extend Northerly to y'' brow or 
top of y*^ next rising of Land a little from y*^ 
brooke y* runs out of y*^ wett meddow vizt 
a little ouer y^ Said brooke." 

In the early days of the colonies, all the cattle of a town 
were pastured together, and it was therefore necessary that 
they should be marked so that each owner could identify his 
property and the marks were required by law to be recorded. 

The mark for Miles Morgan's cattle was, — 

"two slits in y^ neere eare straite downe, one of y'" on one side of 
y<^ tip of y'' eare, & y^ other slit on y^ other side of y'^ tip of y*^ Same 
eare :"^ 

^ Record of Possessions, last part. 



MILES MORGAN. ii 

November 2, 1647, he was appointed one of the Surveyors 
of highways "for the upper end of the town," and also in 
November 1653, October 1654 and February 1665.^ 

He took the oath of fideHty before Magistrate WilHam 
Pynchon, February 6, 1648.- 

In the various towns for many years from the early settle- 
ment of the colony and in some cases nearly down to 1800 
the subject of seating or "dignifying" the meeting house 
was one of great importance. Committees appointed by 
the town assigned seats to the inhabitants according to their 
social rank and the value of their property. As an illus- 
tration we give the vote appointing such committee and the 
assignment of seats in 1659 and 1662, as recorded in Volume 
I of the Springfield Town Records, pages 62, 270 and 271. 

"Decemb'' 27^^^ 1649. There is (wth y'' Joynt consent of the 
Inhabitants) power given to the Select Townsmen and Deacons for 
the tyme beinge / and such as shall heerafter succeede them : to 
order the seatinge of psons in y'^ meeting howse as they in theyr dis- 
cretion shall Judge most mcete /." 

"The order which parsons were Seated in the meeting house by the 
selceht men and Decon Chapin December 23. 1659. 

The selectmen then was as followeth 

Robbert Ashley Will : warrinar 
Ben : Cooley Jonath Burtt Tho : Cooper 

Henry Burtt in the little seate by the Decons scate 
i^* seate Robb : Ashley ; Tho : Cooper. Rowld Stebbins 

George coultton : Benjamin cooley : 
2^ seate Rich Syeks : Tho : mericke : Will : warrinar : Rick : 
ffellows : 
3*^ seatt Tho : Stebbins myles morgan : John : Harmon : 

John Leanard : Ben : Mun : Anto Dorchestor : 
Ah nfo ^ Tho : Gilbertt Jonath Burtt Ben parsons 

( John Dumbleton : Will Branch Sam : marshfeild 
cth f ] John mathews : Rowld Tommas : Reese Bodortha 

( John Clarke John Lambe : Tho : Day 
5th f j John Lumbard : Laurance Bliss : Griffith Joans : 
^^^ ^ i Tho Miller : Nath Prittchett : Rich. Exell 

^ Town Records, Vol. i, pp. 55, 119, 129. Vol. 2, p. 30. 
' Pynchon Court Record. 



12 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

7th . f J Tho Bancroftt : Jonath Taylor : John Steward 

( John scott will : Brooks James Osbourn : 
Qth f ^ Symon Bemon Tho : Noble James warrinar 
I francis peper Obediah : miller : Nath Burtt 
th f i Abell wright : Hugh Dudley : John Bagg : John sackett 
' Dauid Ashley: Sam: Bliss: John Ryley 
and for order sake thear were placed in the 
10"^ seate Japhat chaphin : John Hormon : Sam : Harmon 
James Taylor John Henrison Edward ffoster 
peetor swinge 
the rest of the younger persons that wants 
places are to sitt on the other 
syde of the alley 
in the seate next to the stayres 
Goodwife Chaphine is to sitt in the seate 
along with m"^ Glover and m""'^ Hollyocke" 

..r> i Deacon Chapin : i Tho: Cooper: Robert Ashley. Benja Cooly } 
^ ( & the Selectmen 1 John Pynchon, & Sam" Marshfeild ^ 

ffebr. 23. 1662. The order of Seating p sons in y'' meete 
ing howse, as followeth: 

In y" first j Robert Ashly: Benja Cooly: Tho: Cooper ) 
Seate ( George Colton, & Row''* Stebbins: ) 

In y^ 2''. Nathanell Ely. Rich Sikes: Tho Mirick 
Seate & Will'" Warrvnar: 

In y^ 3''. j Serja: Stebbins: Serja Morgan: Benj Munn: 
Seate ( John Leanord: Anth: Dorchestor: Sam Marshfeild: 

In y". 4"'. \ Benja Parsons: Jonath Burr: W'" Branch: 
Seate I Reice Bedortha: Jo Dumbleton: Rowld Thomas 

In y'" 5"'. j John Mathews: Jo Clarke: John Lamb 
Seate I Laun Bliss: Tho Miller: Tho Day: 

In y^ 6*''. j John Lumbard Griffith Joanes: N. Pritchard 
Seate ( Rich Exsell: Tho Noble: Sam Ely 

T e 7th ( Jonath Taylor: Tho Bancroft: 
Seafe" ' " Joh" Scot: Nath Burt: 

' John Stewart: W'" Brookes 
In y" 8"'. Jer: Horton: Jo. Bag: Jo Riley 
Seate Symon Beamon: Abell Wright 

In y*. 9"'. Joh Henryson: Sam Terry 
Seate obadi Miller: Hugh Dudley 

t Jos: Crowfoote: Edw ffoster. 
n y . 10 . I (Charles fferey: James osborne: 
Seate ( ^„, Hunter, Peter Swinck: 



MILES MORGAN. 



13 



In y'' for seate, of y" Gallery: 
In y" vpper part above y'' Pillars \ Henry Chapin: 
on y" North side. ( John Bliss: Jo keepe: 

In y* vpp p' above y"^ Pillars ( fTraunces Pepper 
on y« South side i James Warrinar: Sam Bliss: 

^ , _,.,, ( Sam Holyoke: David Ashley: Jonath Ashly: 

on NorfhsTde Jap- Chapin 

^ ( Tim: Cooper Isack Colton: Obadi Cooly: 

_ „ , . , ( Tho Cooper Jun: Jos Warrinar: John Leanord: 

On y'^ South side ) t t t_t 

T3 1 e D-n i J°'''" Harmon 

Below y^ Pillars: / c tr t cm t 1 r-k 1 ^ 

■' \ Sam Harmon, Increase Sikes: John Dorchestor: 

r Ephraim Colton: Eliakim Cooly 
In r Seate in r Gallery j^^^^^,^ ^^^^^^ 

w'='' faces ag*^ y" minister / c c^ \ u- t t-> 1 <. 

^ ■' ^ Sam Stebbins: James Dorchestor 

In y" Backer Seate of y" Gallery ^ James Taylor: John Horton 

on y® North side at y'' vpp end of it ( Hugh Mackey Wm Morgan 

on y* South side at y" vpp end j Jonath: Ball Sam Ball: Jos Harmon 

of y* Backer Seate i Nathanell Sikes: Tho: Thomson 

on the North i John Hitchcock: Jo Clarke } 

Side i Jon Lumbard Sam Bliss ) 

on the ^ Jos: Thomas: Tho. Stebbins. 

South ) Jos Bedortha " 



In ye Backer Seate 
Below the Pillars 



At the town meetings held in November 1651 and '58 he 
was elected and at the meetings of the Selectmen in Feb- 
ruary 1665, '70, y^, '74, '76 and '85 he was appointed 
Fence viewer.^ 

In November 1655 and '57, February 1659, '^i ^^'^ '^7 ^^^ 
was appointed Townsman later called Selectmen,- and in 
February 1662 was chosen Constable.^ 

The records of the Selectmen for April 7, 1669 show that 

"Miles Morgan & Jonath Burt are ordered to sit vp in y"^ Gallery 
to give a check to disorders in youth & young men In tyme of Gods 
worship."^ 

In February 1680 and March 1692 he was appointed 
Tithingman.^ 

'Town Records, Vol. i, pp. 105, 165. Vol. 2, pp. 30, 87, 106, 115, 
124. Records of the Selectmen, Vol. 3, p. S7- 
^ Town Records, Vol. i, pp. 139, 159, 177, 212. Vol. 3, p. 51. 
'^ Ibid. Vol. I, p. 231. 
' Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 68. 
° Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 150. Vol. 3, p. 149. 



14 



THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 



The official records of William Pynchon and his son John, 
the two early Magistrates of Springfield, have fortunately 
been preserved, and from them we take 

''The names of the ffreenien in Springfield this p'^sent 8*'^ of May 
1663. 



Capt John Pynchon 
Leivt Elizur Holyoke 
Ensigne Tho Cooper 
Joseph Parsons 
Miles Morgan 
W" Branch 
John Lamb 
Reice Bedortha 
John Dumbleton 
Greffeth Joanes 
John Leonard 
Jonath Burt 
John Lumbard 
Tho Bancroft 



Mr Pelatiah Glover 
Deccon Sam Chapin 
W™ Warrinar 
Tho Stebbins - 
Benja Munn 
Robert Ashley 
Sam Marshfield 
Nath Ely 
Benja Parsons 
Laurence Bliss 
Anthony Dorchester 
Rich Sikes" 



And on page 38 of Volume 3 of the town records, — 

"Here followes a Record or List of y'^ Names of the Townesmen, 
or men of this Towne of Springfeild that is to Say, of the allowed 
& admitted Inhabitants Who they are this present ffebr : 1664./. 



Rowland Tliomas. 
Henry Chapin : 
William Brookes. 
John Bagg. 
William Hunter. 
Peter Swinck. 
Griffith Jones. 
Obadiah Miller: 
John Henrison. 
Richard Excll. 
John Dumbleton. 
Jonathan Taylor. 
Hugh Dudley. 
John Baker 
John Scott. 
John Riley. 
Joseph Crowfoote. 
Edward ffoster. 
Thomas Miller. 
John Leonard : 
Ens : Tho : Cooper : 
Rice Bedortha. 
Samuell Terry 
John Lamb 
Robert Ashley 
Serj Miles Morgan. 
William Branch. 



Cap* John Pynchon. 
Leiv*^ Elizur Holyoke. 
ffrancis Pepper. 
Timothy Cooper 
M^' Pelatiah Glover. 
Deacon Sam : Chapin. 
Japhet Chapin. 
John Stewart. 
Thomas Noble. 
William Warriner 
Serj : Tho : Stebbins. 
Benjamin Mun. 
David Ashley. 
Abell Wright. 
James Warriner. 
Jeremy Horton. 
Symon Bemon. 
Thomas Day. 
Charles fferry. 
Thomas Mirick. 
Samll : Marshfeild. 
Nathaneell Ely. 
John Clarke. 
Rowland Stebbin. 
Lawrence Bliss. 
James Osborne. 



John Harman. 
Nath : Pritchard. 
Benjamin Parsons. 
Widdow M : Bliss 
Samll. Bliss. 
John Matthewes. 
Anth : Dorchester. 
Rich : Sikes. 
Jonathan. Burt 
John Lumbard. 
Thomas Bancroft. 
Benjamin Cooley 
John Bliss. 
John Keepe. 
Nathaneel Burt 
Widdow Burt 
George Colton. 
Samll. Ely. 
James Taylor 
Jonathan Ball 
John Horton." 



MILES MORGAN. 



15 



The military companies of the various towns, and 
especially those in the valley of the Connecticut, were 
important factors in their government, and necessary for 
the safety of the inhabitants. Laws were passed at a very 
early date in regard to the organization and drilling of the 
troops, and very few persons were exempt from military 
duty. In speaking or writing about persons who held office 
it was customary to mention their title or rank, and in the 
town votes under date of November 2, 1658, mention is 
made of Sergeant Morgan.^ 

Just when he was elected to this office we do not know 
but on the records of the Hampshire County Court is found 
this entry, — 

"Northampton the 11*'' of the 4*'^ Mon : 1662" 

"The Co''*'^ taking into consideration the desires of y^ Trayned 
Band of Springfeild thought fitt to confirm & ratify the Choyce of 
the Souldery There : And therefore Doe accordingly declare That 
Samtiell Marshfeild is & shalbe the Clark of the Trayned Band at 
Springfeild : And that Thomas Stebbins is & shalbe their Eldest 
Serjeant: And Miles Morgan their Second Serjeant:"" 

Notwithstanding all the precautions against an attack by 
the Indians the inhabitants of Springfield suffered there- 
from in the early morning" of October 5, 1675. 

John Pynchon writing to Rev. John Russell, Pastor of the 
Church at Hadley, said, — 

"Reverend S'' Springfeild Octo. 5 '75 

The Ld will haue vs ly in y^ dust before him we y*^ were full are 
emptyed, But it is y'^ Ld & blessed be his holy name : we came to a 
Lamentable & woefull sight The Towne in flames not a house nor 
Barne standing except old Goodm Branches tile we came to my house 
& then M'' Glover John Hitchcocks & Goodm Stewart burnt downe 
wth Barns corne & all they had : a few standing aboue y'' Meeting 
house & then fro Miricks downward all burnt to 2 Garrison houses 
at y^ Lower end of y*^ Towne my grist Mill & Corne Mill Burnt 
downe : w*^'* some other houses & Barns I had let out to Tenants : 
All M^' Glovers library Burnt w^'* all his Corne so y* he hath none to 
line on as well as my my selfe & Many more : y* haue not for Sub- 

* Town Records, Vol. i, p. 165. 

^ Hampshire County Probate Records, Vol. i, p. 20. 



1 6 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

sistence they tell me 32 houses & y^ Barns belonging to y™ are Burnt 
& all y^ Livelyhod of y*^ owners, & what more may meete w*^*^ y® 
same stroaks y'' Ld only knows many more had their estats Burnt 
in these houses : so y*^ I beleeve 40 famylys are vtterly destitute of 
subsistence y^ Ld shew mercy on vs I se not how it is Posible for vs 
to live here this winter & If so the sooner we were holpen off y*^ 
Better : 

S'', I Pray acquaint o'' Honord Gov w^^'^ this despensation of God I 
know not how to write neither can I be able to attend any Publike 
service the Ld in mercy speake to my heart & to all o' hearts is y® 
Reall desire of 

yo'''* to serve you 
I Pray send downe by y*^ John Pynchon ^ 

Post my doblet : Cote Linnen &c 
I left there & pap'^" 

In a letter to the Governor he gives a more extended 
accotmt of the affair, — 

"Honored S"" Springfeild oct. 8. 1675 

I desyred M^' Russell to give yo" an aco*' of y*^ sore stroake vpon 
Pore distressed Springfeild, w'^'^ I hope will excuse my late doeing 
of it : on y*^. 4*^'^. of oct o"" soldiers w*^'^ were at Springfeild, I had 
called all off : Leaving none to secure y*^ Towne bee y*' Comisioners 
order was so strict : That Night Post was sent to vs that. 500. 
Indians were about Springfeild intending to destroy it so y*: y^. 5*^^. 
of oct w*^^ about 200 of o'" soldiers I marched downe to Springfeild 
where we found all in flames about. 30. dwelling houses burnt downe 
&. 24. or. 25. Barnes my Corne Mill saw mill & other Buildings : 
Generally men? hay & Corne is Burnt & many men whose houses 
stand had their goods burnt in other houses w*^*^ they had caryd 
y™ too : 

Leivt Cooper &. 2 more slayne &. 4. psons wounded. 2. of w* are 
doubtfuU their Recovery The Ld hath made vs to drink deepe of the 
cup of sorrow, I desire we may consider y^ opperation of his hand, 
& what he speakes yet That y® Towne did not vtterly prish is cause 
of grt Thankfullness : Assoone as o^ forces appeared y^ Indians all 
drew off, so y* we saw none of y™: sent out Scouts y* Night & y^ 
next day but discovered none, neither can we sattisfie o^'selves w'^'* 
way they are gon there Tracts being many ways : som* we think 
they are gon downe y*^ River o'' last discovery was of a Considerable 
Tract vpward : o'" Indeavors here are to secure y® houses & Corne 

^ Massachusetts State Archives, Vol. 67, Document 282. 



MILES MORGAN. 17 

yMs left: for this sad 'If^vidence hath obstructed o'' goeing out w"' 
y6 Army & w* can be done I am at a grt loss : o"^ People are vnder 
grt discouragem*^ Talke of Leaving y<^ Place, we need yo' orders & 
direction about it If it be deserted how wofully doe we yeild to & 
Incourage o'' Insolent enymy & how doth it make way for y® giving 
vp of all y"^ Townes above: If it be held it must be by strength & 
many soldiers, & how to haue Provision. I meane Bread for want 
of a Mill Is difificult : y'^ soldiers here already Complaine on y* aco* 
although we haue flesh enough : & this very straite I meane noe 
Mill will drive many of o'" Inhabitants away especially those y* haue 
noe Corne, & many of them noe houses w*^'^ fills & throngs vp every 
Roome of those y* haue, togithir w*^'^^ y^ soldiers now (w*^'^ yet we 
cannot be w''^out) increasing o'^ Numbbers : so y* Indeed It is very 
vncomfortable Living here, & for my owne pticular it were far better 
for me to goe away bee here I haue not any thing Left I meane noe 
Corne neither Indian nor english & noe meanes to keepe one beast 
here nor can I haue Releife in this Towne because so many are 
destitute : .But I resolve to attend what God Calls me to, & to stick 
to it as long as I can & though I haue such grt loss of my Comforts 
yet to doe what I can for defending y^ Place. I hope God will make 
vp in himselfe what is wanting in y® creature to mee & to vs all : 
This day a Post is sent vp fro Hartford to call off Major Treate w"' 
a p*- of his soldiers : from Intelligence they haue of a pty of Indians 
lying ag* wethersfeild on y*^ East side of y^ River so y*- matters of 
action here doe Linger exceedingly w*"^^ makes me wonder what y® 
Ld Intends w*-'^ his People strange Providences diverting vs in all 
o"" hopefuU designes : & y^ Ld giving opportunity to y'' Enymy to 
doe vs mischeife & then hiding of y™ And answering all o"^ Prayers 
by Terrible things in righteousness S'" I am not Capable of holding 
any Comand, being more & more vnfit & almost Confounded in my 
vnderstanding : the Ld direct yo to Pitch on a meeter pson then 
ever I was : according to Liberty fro y^ Councell I shall devolve all 
vpon Cap* Appleton vnless Major Treate returne againe till yo shall 
give yo' orders as shal be most meete to yo'"selves : 

To speake my thoughts all these Townes ought to be Garrisoned, 
as I haue formerly hinted & had I bin left to my selfe I should I 
thinke haue done y* w'^'^ Posibly might haue pvented this damage 
But y*^ express order to doe as I did, was by y^ wise dispesing hand 
of God who knew it best for vs. & there in we must acquiess And 
truly to goe out after y^ Indians in y*^ swamps & Thickets is to 
hassard all o'' men vnless we knew where they keepe : w'^^ is 
altogether vnknowne to vs, & God hides fro vs for ends best knowne 
to himselfe 

I haue many tymes thought y* y^ winter were y'^ tyme to fall on 
y"^ but there are such difficultys y* I shall leave it yet suggest it to 



i8 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

Consideration, I will not further Treble yo at psent but earnestly 
crave yo"' Prayers for y^ Lds vndertaking for vs & sanctifiing all 
his stroakes to vs : I remaine 

Yo'' vnworthy serv*' 

John Pynchon 

we are in grt hassord If we doe but stir out for wood to be shot 
downe by some sculking Indians : 

Ml' Glover had all his Bookes Burnt: not so much as a Bibb 
saved : a grt loss for he had some choise Bookes & many" ^ 

Dr. Titus Morgan of Midclletown, Conn., in a sketch of 
his ancestor Miles Morgan written in 1809, says, — 

"In 1675 Springfield was attacked by the Indians, who burnt a 
considerable part of the town. A few fortified houses only, in which 
the people were mostly collected, escaped the conflagration. In Mor- 
gan's house a number of people had taken refuge. A party of 
Indians attacked the house, but their fire was returned with such 
spirit and success by those within, several of whom were keen 
marksmen, that the assailants found it dangerous to appear in sight 
of the windows and loopholes, and after some hours were glad to 
sheer off." 

A few months later the town received another visit from 
the Indians, as shown by the following, — 

Hadley March 28"^ 1676 
"Honore<i SI'S. 

my last to yo''selues of 24*^^^ instant I hope is come to yo'^ handes, 
since w^^ I rec^ yo'^'^ of y*^ 14"* and 20''^ instant w*^*^ came to my 
hands on Sabbath day last in the morning, the Supplyes of one 
hundred and fifty men therein mentioned would haue been very 
acceptable, Conecticot forces being wholy withdrawne and are gone 
home, and o'' number being now But small ; the good lord Blesse 
them and sende them good Succes that are gone to Groton &c. I 
shall do my Best endeavour to discover the enemy by Sending forth 
o' Scouts according as you advise, 'But haue no Indians to goe forth 
with o^ Scouts But only those six that came out with us, who are 
unaquainted with these woods, Conecticot Indians being all gone 
with Major Treate, they would not be perswaded to stay. I haue 
signifyed to the severall townes here yo"^ ord"^ and advice aboute gath- 
ering themselues together into a nearer compas for their own defence 
and Security of planting, only I haue not yet spoken to Springfeild 

^ Massachusetts State Archives, Vol. 67, p. 286. 



MILES MORGAN. 



19 



because I expect majo'' pinchon vp this day to North Hampton at a 
Court there, where I intend to propose it, and also speake to him 
aboute the amunition you mention in yo'' Letter. I both haue and 
shall be carefuU aboute the unnessisary wast of powd'' : as for James 
Taylor that you mention you haue sent up who was a Captiue with 
the Indians, who might haue been of greate use to us, is not come 
vp, neither can I heare where he is : Cap*'*^ poole is now comeing 
downe according to yo'" order, on the 26*^^ instant at night we had 
advice from Springfeild that Eight Indians assaulted 16 or 18 men 
besids weomen and children as they were goeing to meeting, from a 
place they calle longe meadow, and killed a man and a maide wounded 
2 men and carryed away Captiue 2 weomen & 2 children, they sent 
some after them w*^^' did returne that night without discovering of 
them, in the night haueing advice from niaj"" pinchon w'^'^ way the 
Indians, with the Captiues were marcht. I sent out 16 horse in pursuit 
of them who met with some that were sent from Springfeild, and over 
tooke the Indians with the Captiues, who as soone as they saw the 
English killed the two children and sorely wounded the weomen in 
the heads with their hatchets, and so ran away into a swamp where 
they could not follow them ; the scouts brought back both the 
weomen & the children, one of the weomen remaines still senceles 
by reason of her wounds, the other is very sencible and rationall, 
and doth say that the Indians were very free in theire speech to 
them that night they were with them, and tould them that they 
should goe to Dearefeild where the nashuway Captiues were, and 
tould them that there was 3000 Indians at Dearefeild, and that they 
did not want for powd'' they could haue enough from the Dutch, and 
that there was two Dutchmen with them that had brought 4 Bush'^' 
of powd"" and went from them but two days since : the names of 
them as they tould her was one Jerrard and the other Jacob that 
lived w*^ majo'' pinch who are dwell''s at fort Albany and 2 dutch 
men more they say also that there is 300 at Squakheage, an that 
they haue built 300 wigwams aboue Dearefeild and that some 
fiFrench were lately with them, who perswade them not to burne and 
destroy the houses but to make what slaughter they can of the 
people, because they intend to come and inhabit them ; she ses alsoe 
that the Dutch bringe theire powd"" on horses and that they intend 
to com againe w*'' another supply within few dayes, and that they 
doe intend to fall on these Townes shortly, and that they were very 
inquisitiu* to know the number of o'" men, w"^^ the weomen did 
informe them as neare as they could, and that Conecticot forces 
were gone, we do intend to send post downe to Hartford to the 
Councell there informing them hereof and desire theire assistance ; 
I would request as speedy advice as may be aboute these things and 



20 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

if possible assistance, not Eke but beg yo^' honor's prayres for us and 
tbat god almighty would be with you in all yo'' weighty Consulta- 
tions to giue succes thereto, I take leaue and remaine, Yo"^ honors 
most humble Servant 

Thomas Savage 

as yet there is not any certainty of what provissions we can haue 
from these Townes, but I feare not so much as is Expected, 
the woman ses that the Indians tould her that Cap*^ Tom of natuck 
& the rest of them Indians with him were come last weeke to 
Dearefeild and that they do intend to make that their head Quarters, 
and that the mohauge had killed some of their Indians, but that they 
had made peace with them againe" ^ 

As a prevention against further destrtiction of the town, 
Miles Morgan was, in February 1678, appointed one of a 
committee to oversee the fortifying of the minister's house. - 

Undoubtedly on account of his age and perhaps because 
of some bodily infirmity, at a session of the Hampshire 
County Court held March 25, 1684, he was "freed from 
military Exercises," and at a session of the Court held 
September 28, 1686, this exemption was continued.^ 

April 7, 1669, in consideration of love and favor. Miles 
conveyed to his son-in-law Edmiuid Pringredayes and Mary 
his wife six acres of land on the West side of the "Great 
River," below the plain called Chicopee plain, which had 
been granted to him by the town for a house lot.* 

To his son Isaac, he gave, February 25, 1685, seven and 
one half acres of land at the upper end of Springfield, which 
was bounded West by the Round hill.-'^ 

November 2, 1696, Miles gave to his yotmgest son 
Nathaniel two pieces of land on the West side of the 
"Great River," one of forty acres in Chicopee field and the 
other of seven acres in the House Meadow at Agawam "In 
Consideration of the Sum of Six pound p'': Year Dureing 

^ Massachusetts State Archives, Vol. 68, p. 189. 

" Springfield Town Records, Vol. 3, p. 99. 

•'Old Hampshire County Court Records. Vol. i. pp. "ji, no. 

* Old Hampshire County Deeds, Vol. A, p. 5. 

' Ibid. Vol. AB, p. 63. 



MILES MORGAN. 21 

the aboves^': Miles morgen"*: life paying him Soe Yearly 
in Grain or money by Nathaniel Morgan."^ 
"prudens morgan wife of miles morgan dyed the 14'^^. of 
y°, II. mon. 1660'" 

"Serj'^ Miles Morgan and Elizabeth Bliss" were mar- 
ried by John Pynchon, ]\Iagistrate, at Springfield February 
15, 1669.^ 

She was a daughter of Thomas and Margaret ( ) 

Bliss of Hartford, Connecticut. 

"Miles Morgan dyed the 28"' day of May 1699,"' age 
unknown. 

There is no record of the date of death of his wife Eliza- 
beth. 

Widow Margaret Bliss of Springfield made her will June 
25, 1684 which was probated September 30 following.' In 
it she made a bequest of £3 to her grandson Nathaniel Mor- 
gan only child of her daughter Elizabeth (Bliss) Morgan. 
Is it not reasonable to infer that Elizabeth had died previous 
to the date of this will ? 

Miles and his two wives were probably buried in the first 
graveyard of Springfield, which was located at the foot of 
Elm street near the Connecticut river. The railroad between 
Hartford and Springfield being laid out through this yard 
necessitated the removal of all the bodies in 1848, most 
of them being reinterred in the Springfield Cemetery near 
Pine street. The graves of these three not being marked 
by stones, all knowledge as to the precise location of their 
resting place is forever lost. 

The following, relating to the settlement of the estate 
of Miles Morgan, are copied from the original documents on 

' Old Hampshire County Deeds, Vol. C, p. 249. 
■ Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. i, p. 94. 
^ Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 29, and Pynchon Court Record. 
* Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. i, p. 197. 
''Hampshire County Court Records, Vol. i, p. 80, also Hampshire 
County Probate Records, Vol. i, leaf 22i7; Vol. 2, p. 22. 



22 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

file in the Hampshire County Probate Court at Northamp- 
ton.^ 

"Know all men by these p^'sents that Jon"^ Morgan David 
Isaack & Nathaniel Morgan administrator's of the Estate 
of Miles Morgan late of Springfl'^ deceased in the 
County of Hampshire within his Majtis Province of the 
Massachusets Bay in New England are holden & stand 
Bound and firmly Obligded unto John Pynchon Esq"" 
in the full Sum of three Hundred pounds of Current 
Money of New England to be pd Unto Jno Pynchon 
Esq'' his successor's in the office of Judge of Probate of 
Wills & Granting administrations or Assignes to the 
true paymt thereof we Doe binde o^^selves heir's 
Excueto^'s or Assignes firmly by these p^'sents Sealed 
with o'' Seals dated in Springfeild August S^^^ 1700 & in 
the twelth Year of y^ Reigne of William the 3'^ of 
England Scotland ffrance & Ireland King deffender of 
the Faith &c. 
The condition of this Bond & p'sent Obligation is such that if the 
above bounden Jon^'^ David Isaack & Nattf^ Morgan admistrator's 
of all & Singuler the goods Chatt^s Rights & Credos of the s^ Miles 
Morgan deceased Doe make a true & perfect Inventory of all & 
Singuler y'^ Goods Chat^s Rights & Credos of y*-' s'^ deceased w*^^ 
have or shall come to the hands & possession or Knowledge of the 
s*^ administrator's or into the hands or possession of any other person 
or persons for s^ administrator's & the same so made Doe Exhibitt 
into the Regist's Office of s^^ County at or before the first tuesday in 
Septembr" Next & y^ same Goods Chatt's Rights & Credos at y^ tyme 
of his death & which at any tyme after shall come into y^ hands or 
possession of y^ s"^ administrator's or into y*^ hands or possession of 
any other person or persons for them, Doe well & truely administo"" 
according to Law & Further Doe make or cause to be made a true 
& just account of all their s'^ administration at or before the 10*^^' 
day of Septr-. 1701 & all the Rest & Residue of y'' s^ Goods Chatt's 
Rights & Credos w'^'r shall be found remayneing upon the s^ adminis- 
trator's aco*s the same being first Examined & allowed of by s'^ Judge 
or Judges for y*^ tyme being of Probate of Wills & Granting of 
administrations within the s^ County & Hampshire shall deliver & 
pay Unto such person or persons Respectively as the s*^ Judge or 
Judges by his or their decree or Sentence pr'suent to the Law shall 
Lymitt or appointe Provided Nevertheless if any Last Will & testi- 
ment of the deceased be produced & probate made before y^ Judges 

' Hampshire County Probate Files, Box loi, file 16. 



MILES MORGAN. 23 

of Probate of Wills then to deliver s"^' Letter's of administration In 
Witness of all w'^''' the s*! Jon^h David Isaack & Nath^ Morgan 
administrator's afores'^ have Subscribed & Sealed this 8*^'' August 
1700 
Signed Sealed in y'' p'sence of 

Sam'i Partrigg Isaac Morgin [seal] Jonathan f Morgan [seal] 
Sam" Ely his mark 

Nathanel Morgen [seal] David Morgen [seal]" 

"An Inventory of the Estate of Miles Morgan of Springfeild Late 
deceased taken July. 12 : 1699. 

11 s 
Imp^" : Al his wearing apparel & bedding 03. 00 

a brasse Kettle & a litle Iron Kettle, and a frying pan 02. 00 

one Iron pot 00 12 

one tramel & fire tongs an old fire slice & pot hookes 00 10 

one Hatchel 00 10 

two old axes an old howe & a forke 00. 09. 

one little Peauter platter four wooden platters a ladle ] 
Three Trench'"s an old knife a little stone Jug, a quart I 
Glasse, an old looking glass & a little bone comb, a j 
galli pot J 

a musket & a cut lash 
one Little heifer 

fine or Six old barrels one halfe bushel an half pecke, a 
Tub & two pailes 

One chest, & a Truckle Bedstead & a Cord & two old ) 
chaires on hammer a drawing knife S 

taken by John Barber 11 16 

James Barker. 

Debts due To y*' estate are 

11 s d 
from Sam^ Lamb, in 

pay o. 13. o 

from Isaac Morgan in 

mony i. i 8. 



Jon"' David Isaack & Nath^' Morgan^ 
Sworne to the aboves'^ Inventory before 

This word is crossed out in the original. 



01. 


10 


01. 


10 


GO 


09 


00 


16 



The Debts due fro the 


Estate 


are 




11 s 


d 


To David Morgan in 






pay 


I. 0. 





To Jn" Noble in mony 


0. 12. 


6 


To Luk Hitchcock 






Sen"^ in mony 


0. 4- 


4 


To Jn" Miller in pay 


14. 


7- 


To John Holyoke in 






pay 


0. 09 






24 



THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 



the Judge of Probats in & for the County 
of Hampshire that it is a true Inventory 
as farr as they know & if more Estate 
appears they will readyly make discovery 
s^ Judge or his Successo''s 
taken this 4 day of Sep*^"" 

attests S Partrigg Regisf 



of it to the 
in s'^ Office 
1700 



Three acres of Szuamp over 

Agazvam. 
fiue acr. vppcr mcadoivs over 

Agawam 
Eight acr. at Chickuppi Plainc 
four acr. hog pen dingle 
Six acr at the head of the } 

Plaine aboue End hrooke S 



07. 


10 


04 


00' 


00 


10' 


01 


10. 



this parte taken hy^ 

John hitchcock: scn^^ 
James Warriner: Sen^ 



14 10 



"An agreem*. for the Settling of the Estate of Miles Morgan late 
deceased, made by his sons Jonathan Morgan David Morgan 
Isaac Morgan & Nathaniel Morgan wherein they Settle onely 
Lands & his Son in Law Sam'^ terry 

Imp'"mis They Agree that Jonathan Morgan have the home Lot he 
Lines on & the orchard adioining & y<^ medow over ag*^ said Lot. 
also the Eight Acre Lot of medow & vpLand ag*- the higher End 
of the Round hil & the Ten acres at the head of the Plaine. & 
Twelve acre at chickuppi Plain that was bought of ffrancis 
Pepper & the medow at the vpper or higher medowes Southward 
of Agawam River together w*'^ the Swamp or pondy Land 
adioining to said medow 

2 They agree that David Morgan haue Eight acres at Chickuppi 
Plain being the other part of the Lot bough of ffrancis Pepper, 
& four acres at hog pen Dingle & three acres of swamp north- 
ward of the house medow & Six acres at the vpper End of the 
Plain adioining to his Brother Jonathan his Ten acres. 

3. They Agree that Isaac Morgan haue the home Lot w*-'^ the house 
on it, w''^ his father Lined in that Lyes westerly from Jonathan 
his house Lot & seven acres at the vpper End of the Round hil 
adioining to Jonathan his Lot their Northerly. & Six acres 



^ These lines are crossed out in the original. 



MILES MORGAN. 



25 



w^'^out the Plain feild on the East side of the high way that was 
pelatiah Morgans Lot. & the sevenacre Lot at the vpper end of 
the Round hil that was bought of Natharf^ Ely. 
4 They agree that Nathaneel Morgan haue the forty acre Lot in 
Chickuppi Plaine on the West side the great River & the medow 
at the Lower End of the house medow, & this their agreement 
being according to their said fathers mind & what he would haue 
made his wil if he had writ it, for the ful confirmation of the 
Settlement of said estate unto a final Issue of al things as to the 
Lands, they do now this fourth Day of September In the 
Twelth yeer of the Reigne of King William the Third Annoq'' 
Dom : 1700 LInanimously hereunto set their hands & seals 
Signed & Sealed 

in presence of. Jonathan f Morgan [seal] 

william bliss his mark 

priscilla Warnor Dauid morgen [seal] 

John Holyoke: Isaac Morgin [seal] 

Nathanell morgin [seal] 

4 Also Samuel Terrey agreeth w"^ the aboves^ 
Brethren of his first wife the daughter of the s"^ 
deceased that he haue halfe the moveables w'^^ 
is fine pounds Eighteen shillings & that his 
Daughter Hannah haue a good Cow vp5 Mar- 
riage. & hereunto setteth his hand & Scale 
Sept: s"'. 1700 
Witnesses 

Sam" Porter Samuell terry [seal] 

John ffarrer 

John Holyoke 

Sep*^"" 5 1700 
The above named Jonti^ Morgan David Morgan 
NatW Morgan Isaack Morgan & Sam" terry agreeing 
as aboves'^ & appeareing before me underwritt : 
Judge of Probates in Hampshire & owend s'^ 
agreeni* as it is under their hands & Scales to be 
their act & deed Upon which according to Law I 
allow & approve & confirm the same w^^'^ this previso 
theire being yet Lydia Peirce a daughter to the 
deceased not mentioned in the above, s'^ Yet the 
allowing to her five pounds Eighteene shillings of 
the Inventory'! moveable goods & she agreeing & 
accepting thereof as her portion then this to be a 
full setelem* of y" Estate of Miles Morgan 
deceased John Pynchon" 



26 



THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 



Children of Miles and Prudence (Gilbert) Morgan. 

I Mary, b. 12 mo. 14 day 1644;' m. i. Nov. i, 1666, Ed- 

mund Pringredays."' 
2. Apr. 23, 1678, 
Nicholas Rust." 

II Jonathan, " 9 mo. 16 day 1646;" m. Jan. 15, 1679, Sarah 

Cooley.^' 

III David, " 7 mo. 23 day 1648;' m. Jan. 16, 1672, Mary 

Clark.^^ 

IV Pelatiah, " 5 mo. 7 day 1650;* "slaine by y<^ Indians'"' 

V Isaac, " 3 mo. 12 day 1652;' m. Nov. 12, 1673, Abigail 

Gardiner.^" 

VI Lydia, " 2 mo. 8 day 1654;" m. i. Aug. (27?) 1677, 

John Pierce.'" 2. July 
18, 1700, Edmund 
Marshall. 

VII Hannah, " 2 mo. 11 day 1656;' m. May 17, 1682, Samuel 

Terry, Jr.'" 

VIII Mercy, " 5 mo. 18 day 1658;' nothing further is known 

of this child. 



Child of Miles and Elizabeth (Bliss) -Morgan. 
2. IX Nathaniel, b. June 14, 1671 ; 



m. Jan. 19, 1691, Hannah 
Bird.'*' 



' Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. I, p. 10. 



°Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 11. 

''Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 12. 

^Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 14. 

"Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 15. 

"Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 17. 

' Ibid. Original Vol. i. p. 18. 

" Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. gi 



^ Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 19. 

" Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 44. 

'" Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 29. 

" Ibid. Original Vol. I, p. 31. 

'" Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 32. 

'" Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 30. 

On pages 183-184 of Vol. 5, of 



the Pynchon account books, now in the Springfield Public Library 
is an account with Pelatiah Morgan. The date of the last charge 
against him is February 19, 1675. This account was settled with 
"Sergt" Morgan. (Pelatiah's father) in March 1680. 

'^ Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. i, 
p. 30. 

'" Pynchon Court Records. 

"Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. i, 
P- 32. 

'Mbid. Original Vol. i, p. 36. 



NATHANIEL MORGAN. 27 



Nathaniel Morgan only child of Miles Morgan (i) 
and his second wife Elizabeth (Bliss) Morgan was born in 
Springfield June 14. 1671/ 

"Widow Margaret Bliss" of Springfield, in her will which 
was dated June 25, 1684. and probated September 30 fol- 
lowing, made this bequest, — 

"Item, I give to my grandson Nathaneel Morgan Three pounds 
w'^ he Comes to the age of Twentie Yeeres." ^ 

Nathaniel married, January 19, 1691, Hannah Bird^ 
daughter of James Bird of Farmington, Connecticut.' 

Like his father, Nathaniel was honored by his townsmen 
with public office. In March 1692-3, 95, '96, 99, 1708, '13, 
'15, '17 and '22 he was chosen Fence Viewer,^ and in March 
1695, '97, "99. 1705. '06. '08, '13, '15, '17 and '22 Hayward or 
Field driver.'' Constable in March 1712.' Surveyor of 
highways in 1718 and '29,* also Assessor in March 1733-4.'' 

' Springfield Births, ^larriages and Deaths, Original Vol. i, p. 44. 

■ Hampshire County Probate Records, Vol. 2, p. 22. 

^ Spring-field Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. i, p. 36. 

* The estate of James Bird of Farmington was settled in the Hart- 
ford Probate Court. Among the papers on file relating to the estate 
is an agreement for distribution dated November 5, 1708, of "the 
subscribers, beinge the heirs and proper inheritors of y® estate that 
was our Honoured fathers James Bird Late of fifarmington 
Deceased." Then follows a division of the property among Thomas 
Bird. Samuel Lamb of Springfield, "son in Law to the said James 
Bird in Right of his wife Rebeckah Nathaniel Morgin of Spring- 
field Son in law to the abouesaid James Bird, and in Right of his 
wife Hannah pellatiah Morgin of Springfield son in Law to the 
said James Bird in Right of his wife Lydia" "mahittebel" Bird 
daughter of deceased and Elizabeth Bird daughter of deceased. The 
document was signed by Thomas Bird, Samuel Lamb, Nathanell 
Morgen, Pelatiah Morgen, James Bird, Mahittibel Bird. Elizabeth 
Bird. See Hartford Probate Files "Distributions B. 1677 to 1750." 

^ Springfield Town Records, Vol. 3, pp. 149, 261, 265, 270. 288, 294, 
297, 304 and 318. 

^ Ibid. Vol. 3, pp. 261. 267, 270, 281, 283, 288, 294, 297, 304 and 318. 

'Ibid. Vol. 3. p. 291. "^Ibid. Vol. 3, pp. 307 and 350. 

" West Springfield Parish Records, Vol. i. 



28 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

On page 249, of Volume C. of old Hampshire County 
Deeds is entered a conveyance dated November 2, 1696 of 
which the following is an extract. 

"To all Christian People unto this Present deed Shall Come Miles 
Morgen of the Town of Springfield in the province of the Massa- 
chusets bay in New England Send Greeting: Know yee that for & 
In Consideration of the Sum of Six pound p'': Year Dureing the 
aboves^' : Miles, morgen^: life paying him Soe Yearly in Grain or 
money by Nathaniel Morgen of the Afores"^ : Town, That is the 
aboves^ : Nathaniel Morgen is to pay the Six pound p'' : Year in grain 
or Silver which he the s'l; Nathaniel Morgen Shall See Cause That is 
In Either of the S^^: Species, The then aboves'i; Miles Morgen by 
These Presents have given granted Enfeoffed set over & Confirmed 
and by These presents Doe freely fully & absolutely give grant 
Release Enfeoffe set over & Confirme, unto the afores^^ : Nathaniel 
Morgen his heirs & assigns for Ever The Tracts and parcells of 
land hereafter mentioned & Described lying & being within The 
Township of Springfield, That is to Say, one Tract or parcell of 
land, being on the west Side of The great River, in the field 
Commonly Called Chickape field, Containing by Estimation forty 
acres, being In length about a hundred and Sixty Rod or there- 
abouts, and Thirty three Rod In Breadth, or however be the Same 
more or less, Bounded Easterly by the Great River, westerly by The 
field fence Northerly by Joseph Stebbins, Southerly by the land of 
Joseph Darby, alsoe a tract or piece of land being on the west Side 
of the Great River at agawam. In the Meadow, Commonly Called 
house meadow, being by Estimation about Seven acres more or less 
Bounded as in the Town Records Reference to be had, or however 
otherwise the Sc-'me is bounded or reputed to be Bounded:" 

The witnesses to this deed were Pelatiah Glover, Pelatiah 
Morgen and Samuel Lamb. 

In the agreement regarding the settlement of his father's 
estate (see page 25), Nathaniel was to receive as his 
share "the forty acre Lot in Chickuppi Plaine on the West 
side the great River & the medow at the Lower End of the 
house medow." 

This is evidently the same property conveyed to Nathaniel 
in the deed just before mentioned and which was subject 
to the payment by Nathaniel to his father of six pounds a 
year during the latter's life. From the terms of the agree- 
ment it would appear that Nathaniel did not receive any- 
thinsf further from the estate. 



NATHANIEL MORGAN. 



29 



How early he removed to the West side of the Connecti- 
cut river cannot be determined. The records of the West 
Parish of Springfield, later the First Parish of West Spring- 
field, are extant from April 1707. From these records we 
learn that on April 7, 1707. "the Inhabitants on the West 
side of the great River" passed votes regarding the division 
of the lands among themselves. A list of these inhal)itants, 
seventy-three in number, is entered upon the record, the 
tenth name being that of Nathaniel Morgan. These facts 
prove that his removal from the East to the West side took 
place before April, 1707. 

By the votes before referred to the lands on the West 
side of the Connecticut were divided into three sections, 
"one Below aggowam river, one from the top of the hill 
next to aggowam River to Run to dorbey Brook and the 
next division to begin at dorbeys brook and so to extend 
to the end of the land given by the town." The "chickeby 
lots above Dobeys Brook" contained ten acres each and 
lot number seventeen was drawn by Nathaniel Morgan.^ 

About 1717 the authorities of the Province of Massachu- 
setts Bay appointed commissioners to superintend the issu- 
ing of £100,000 in province bills. 

May 29, 1 71 7, Nathaniel Morgan made a mortgage for 
£30 to these commissioners of twenty acres of land in 
"Chickopee Field," bounded Northerly by land of Benjamin 
Stebbins, Easterly by the Great river. Southerly by land of 
John Worthenton and Westerly by a steep brow of a hill 
about 100 yards from the Great river." 

In January 1716-17, he sold to Pelatiah Morgan thirty- 
two acres, towards the upper end of Chickopee field on the 
West side of the Great river, which formerly belonged to 
Edmund Pringredays deceased. In the deed he warrants 
the land against all claims which might be made by himself 
and the heirs of Nicholas Rust of Springfield, deceased.^ 

In consideration of "Natural Love Goodwill and affec- 
tion" he deeded, March 24, 1736-7, to his son Miles, eight 

' West Springfield First Parish Records, Vol. i, leaf i. 
' Old Hampshire County Deeds, Vol. C, p. 284. 
' Ibid. Vol. C, p. 187. 



30 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

acres of land, with a house and other buildings thereon, 
at "Chickoby" on the West side of the Connecticut-.^ And 
live days later for the same consideration he deeded to his 
seven sons various pieces of land on the same side of the 
river. 

To Nathaniel Jr. was given, the North half of his lot at 
"Chickoby" on the West side of the country road, also six 
acres in "Chickoby" field. - 

To Samuel, the home lot of eight acres where Samuel 
lived bounded Southerly on the highway, also seven acres 
a little North of said home lot. three acres in "Chickoby" 
field bounded East on the Great River and three acres in his 
lot on the West side of the highway in the said field.'' 

To Ebenezer, seven acres adjoining the home lot given to 
Samuel, seven acres "without the field" and six acres in his 
"Chickoby" field lot.'' 

Miles was given six acres in "Chickoby" field.* 

Joseph received six acres in "Chickoby" field lot.^ 

James was given six acres in "Chickoby" field." 

Isaac, the youngest son, received Nathaniel's homestead 
of three acres and buildings, bounded Northerly on the 
highway. Easterly on land of Thomas Miller, Southerly on 
land of Pelatiah Morgan and Westerly on the country road. 
Ten acres of a lot upon the hill bounded Westerly by the 
highway, and two pieces of three acres each in his "Chick- 
oby" field lot.- 

In almost every instance Nathaniel reserved the life use 
of the property conveyed by these deeds. 

The land records do not disclose any deeds to, or provision 
for, Nathaniel's two daughters and the inference is that they 
were given personal property as was the custom in those 
days. 

These conveyances obviated the settlement of his estate 

' Old Hampshire County Deeds, Vol. I, p. 414. 

'Ibid. Vol. L, p. 251. Mbid. Vol. L, p. 252. " Ibid. Vol. L, p. 250. 

'Ibid. Vol. L, p. 249. Mbid. Vol. L, p. 248. Mbid. Vol. L, p. 253. 



NATHANIEL MORGAN. 



31 



by the Probate Court and therefor it is not known what 
property he had at his death, which occurred August 30, 
1752^ in his eighty-second year. 

His wife Hannah (Bird) Morgan died June 7, 1751" 
after a married hfe of fifty-nine years. 

Children of Nathaniel and Hannah (Bird) Morgan. 
I Nathaniel, b. Feb. 23, 1692;^ d. Feb. 11, 1763, unm.'' 

H Samuel, " Feb. 6,1694;' m. 1726-7 Rachel Smith.'' 

HI. Ebenezer, " Dec. 6, 1696 ;'^ m. i. June 8, 1720, 

Abigail Ashley." 2. 
1744-5 Lydia 
Morgan.'" 

IV Hannah, " Oct. 30, 1698;" d. Sept. 6, 1784 aged 86.'" 

V Miles, " Dec. 17, 1700;' m. Apr. 9, 1735, Lydia 

Day.'^ 
3. VI Joseph, " Dec. 3, 1702;^ m. July 16, 1735, Mary 

Stebbins.'* 

VII James, " Aug. 12, 1705;" m. Oct. 12, 1732, Mercy 

Bliss.'^* 

VIII Isaac, " Mar. 14, 1707-8;'" m. i. June 14, 1733, 

Thankful Day.™ 2. 

July 16, 1760, Ruth 
Alvord.=' 

IX Elizabeth, " Aug. 6, 1710;" d. July 29, 1745. unm.'"' 

' Springfield Deaths, Vol. 2, p. 30. ' Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 29. 

' Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. i, p. 66. 

'Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 69. 'Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 88. 

'Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. ^Z■ " IbijJ. Original Vol. i, p. 119. 

"Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. ^^. '"Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 124. 

'Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 83. "Ibid. Original Vol. i, p. 127. 

'■- Springfield Deaths, Vol. 2, p. 55. 

''Their intention of marriage is dated January 6, 1726-7. Spring- 
field Births, Marriages and Deaths, Copy Vol. i, p. 163. 

" Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. i, p. 251. 

'' Their intention of marriage is dated December 15, 1744. Spring- 
field Marriages, Vol. 2, p. 52. 

'"West Springfield First Church Records. 

" Springfield Marriages, Vol. 2, p. 21. 

"Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 27. '"Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 9- '"Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 11. 

" Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Copy Vol. i, p. 228, 
and Northampton Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. i, p. 117. 

" Springfield Deaths, Vol. 2, p. 19. 



3.2 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 



3. 

Joseph Morgan {Nathaniel 2, Miles i) was born in 
Springfield, December 3, 1702.^ He was a "Sentinel" or 
private in tbe company of Capt. Josiah Kellogg of Suffield, 
and served from November 24, 1723, to February i, 1724, 
receiving £5 as his pay for the ten weeks service.- He 
was a private in the company of Capt. Samuel Wright, 
serving at Brookfield from June 22 to October 31, 1725, 
receiving £9-8-6, for his services.'"' 

In civil life he was elected to the offices of Fence viewer, 
Alarch 1729-30,* Constable, March 1730-31,^ and Surveyor 
of highways, March 1760.'' 

On the records of the Fifth or North parish in Springfield, 
now preserved in the City Clerk's office at Chicopee, are 
found the following entries but whether they relate to this 
Joseph Morgan, or to his son Joseph Jr, is not known. 

March 1767, chosen one of the committee to seat the 
meeting house. March 1768, '71 and 'yz chosen one of the 
Parish committee and in March 1770 and 73 Assessor. 

On the West Springfield Parish records, under date of 
"March y*^ 9: 1726," we find that it was 

"Voated to give Liberty to hezekiah day James baag Joseph day 
Josiah Leniard Jn'" Joseph Morgin Joseph merick and John dumblton 
to build a seat at the Eastrly Corner of y*' meeting house ouer the 
stars y* go^s up to y'^ Galery prouided it do not any way hender y'' 
buelding stairs aboue yf ocasion bee they to have no liberty of despos- 
ing of y'^ same" ' 

^ Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. i, p. 88. 

- Massachusetts State Archives, Vol. gi, Roll 62. 

'Ibid. Vol. 91, Roll 211. 

* Springfield Town Records, Vol. 3, p. 350. 

Mbid. Vol. 3, p. 362. 

" Ibid. Vol. 4, p. 228. 

'West Springfield Parish Records, Vol. I. 



JOSEPH MORGAN. 33 

Joseph was thirty-two years old when he married July 
16, 1735, Mary Stebbins, born June 25, 1713/ daughter 
of Benjamin and Martha (Ball) Stebbins- of Springfield. 

Joseph Morgan's occupation was that of a weaver and 
farmer.^ He dealt considerably in real estate, owning land 
at Tattum, Block Bridge, Newfield, Presumption, Westfield 
Path, Falls Woods and elsewhere. 

March 29, 1737, for "Natureall Love, Good Will and 
affection" his father conveyed to him six acres "part of 
my Field Lot, lying in Chickoby Field on the West side of 
Connecticut River bounded Northerly on land of Benj^ 
Stebbins Easterly on land given my son Nath" Southerly 
on land of John Worthington Westerly on land given my 
son James" reserving to himself the life use of the pro- 
perty."* 

October i, 1763, Joseph conveyed to his son Titus thirteen 
acres of land with the house thereon situated on the East 
side of the country road "in the Newfield between North- 
ampton landing place and Northampton line." ^ 

In 1765, Joseph resided in the Fourth parish on a farm 
of 200 acres which, with the exception of the buildings, he 
mortgaged on June 21 of that year to Martha Salisbury of 
Boston for ii8o. This property was bounded Northerly 
on Northampton bounds, Easterly on Connecticut river. 
Southerly on land formerly of Abel Stockwell and on land 
of Benjamin Ely and Westerly on the country road.'' 

For some cause now unknown he was unable to redeem 
the property and surrendered possession to the mortgagee 
in July 1769." By various conveyances this tract came into 
the possession of his son Titus in June 1780.* 

^ Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Original Vol. I, pp. 8 
and 133. " Springfield Marriages, Vol. 2, p. 27. 

' Old Hampshire County Deeds, Vol. L, pp. 90 and 91 ; Vol. O, p. 
668; Vol. P, p. 691. 'Ibid. Vol. L, p. 248. 

'Ibid. Vol. 6, p. 118. "Ibid. Vol. 6, p. 4. 

'Ibid. Vol. 17, p. 469. Mbid. Vol. 17, PP- 176 and 469. 



34 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

The loss of this farm only four years prior to his death 
is perhaps the reason why there does not appear upon the 
records of the Hampshire County Probate Court any settle- 
ment of Joseph Morgan's estate. 

The following inscription is taken from the stone at the 
graves of Joseph Morgan and Mary his wife in Elmwood 
cemetery, Holyoke. 

In Memory of 

Mr. Jo^ Morgan 

who died 

7^^, Nov'', 1773, in the 

71st, Year of his Age. 



Also Mrs. Mary, 

his wife died 7^^, 

Dec. 1798 in the 

86,^^ Year of 

her Age. 

Children of Joseph and Mary (Stebbins) Morgan. 

4.1. Joseph, b. Feb. 19, 1735-6;' bap. May 23, 1736;* m. 

Sep. 9, 1765, Experience 













Smith.' 




IL 


Titus, 


" Dec. 


28, 


1737;' 


bap. Jan. i, 
3, 1739-'' 


1737-8 ;'d. Aug. 


III. 


Titus, 


" July 


6, 


1740;' 


bap. July 
May 19 
Morgan.' 


27, 1740;* m. 
, 1763, Sarah 


IV. 


Lucas, 


" Feb. 


15- 


1742 ;' 


bap. Apr. i 
Dec. 21, 
Smith.* 
Elizabeth 


8, 1743;' m- I- 
1768, Tryphena 
2. July 9, 1794, 
Eastman," 



' Manuscript notes on the Morgan family by Titus Morgan, M.D., 
compiled about 1810. 

' Springfield Births, Vol. 2, p. 36. 

' Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 47. 

^ West Springfield First Church Records. 

^ Springfield Marriages, Vol. 2, p. 159. 

"Springfield Deaths, Vol. 2, p. 11. 

' Springfield Marriages, Vol. 2, p. 139. 

*Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 162. 

" South Hadley Town Records, Vol. 2, p. 409. 



CAPTAIN JOSEPH MORGAN. 35 

V. Elizabeth^ b. Dec. 20, 1745;* bap. Jan. 19, 1745-6;* m. 

May 29, 1 77 1, Thomas 
White.'' 

VI. JuDAH, " Mar. 22, 1748-9;^ bap. Mar. 26, 1748-9* m. 

Apr. 12, 1775, Elizabeth 
Shevoy." 

VII Jesse, " Mar. 22, 1748-9;^ bap. Mar. 26, 1748-9;* m. 

I. Feb. I, 1804, Mercy 
Stebbins.^ 2. Nov. 26,- 
27,-28, 1806, Hannah 
(King) Stebbins.^ ". ^» 

VIII Hannah, " Nov. 29, 1751 ;' bap. ; m. 

Dec. 25, 1782, John Legg.^" 



4. 



Joseph Morgan {Joseph 5, Nathaniel 2, Miles i) was 
born February 19, 1735-6^" in the West parish of Spring- 
field which later was made the town of West Springfield. 
At the age of nineteen he enlisted for the defence of the 
colonies, serving in the company of Captain Benjamin Day 
from September 15 to December 9, 1755, receiving £4-01- 
II pay for the service of 12 weeks and 2 days.^^ He also 
served in the expedition for the reduction of Canada, from 
April II to October 28, 1758, receiving £16 pay and retiring 
from the campaign with the rank of Sergeant.^- The fol- 
lowing year he served in the Canada campaign from April 

^ Springfield Births, Vol. 2, p. 75. 

' Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 89. ^ Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 104. 

■* West Springfield First Church Records. 

° Springfield Marriages, Vol. 2, p. 168. ° Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 177. 

' Deerfield, Mass. Marriages, Vol. i, p. 262. 

" History of Deerfield, Mass., by George Sheldon, Vol. 2, p. 322. 
° Greenfield Gazette of Monday, Dec. i, 1806. 

" Manuscript notes on the Morgan family by Titus Morgan, M.D., 
compiled about 1810. 
"Massachusetts State Archives, Vol. 94, Roll 88. 
"Ibid. Vol. 96, Rolls 327, 431. 



36 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

2 to December i, in the company of Captain John Bancroft, 
receiving £15-13-09.^ 

On his gravestone, erected evidently soon after his death, 
it is stated that he 'Vas captured & inchided in the capitula- 
tion of Fort W" Henry AugS 1757." 

On the West Springfield Town records under date of 
March 2, 1776, he is referred to as Lieutenant Joseph 
Morgan.- Unfortunately the record of his appointment to 
this office has not been preserved. 

April 26, 1776 he was elected Captain of the 8th Company 
in the 3'''^ Regiment of the militia for Hampshire County, 
John Moseley being Colonel of the regiment.^ 

Captain Joseph Morgan marched with ten men from his 
company in the regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel 
Timothy Robinson of Granville which went from West 
Springfield to Ticonderoga to reinforce the Northern army. 
He was in service 28 days from October 21 to November 
17, 1776.* 

His brother Lucas Morgan served in this company for 
the same length of time. 

Captain Joseph Morgan with his company in the regiment 
commanded by Colonel John Moseley served from Septem- 
ber 21 to October 17, 1777 on an expedition in the Northern 
department." 

Lucas and Jesse Morgan also served in this company 
for the same period. 

In civil life Joseph Morgan was one of the most important 
men in West Springfield. He was elected Constable in 
March 1768;*^ Surveyor of highways in March 1772," April 
1790 and '99;^ Assessor March 1776, '']'], '84, '95, '96 and 

^ Massachusetts State Archives, Vol. 97, Rolls 235, 368. 

^ West Springfield Town Records, Vol. i, p. 44. 

^ Massachusetts State Archives, Revolution Vol. 43, p. 201. 

' Ibid. Revolution Vol. 21, Roll 78. 

' Ibid. Revolution Vol. 21, Roll 67. 

" Springfield Tovi^n Records, Vol. 4, p. 324. 

'Ibid. Vol. 4, p. 374. 

* West Springfield Town Records, Vol. 2, pp. 79, 342. 



CAPTAIN JOSEPH MORGAN. 37 

'99;^ Warden March 1778 and April 1787;- Selectman 
March 1776, April 1787, March '95, '96, '97, '98 and '99^ and 
Tithing man March 1785, '95 and '97.* He was appointed 
one of the Committee of Inspection January 1775;^ one of 
a "committee of five persons to furnish the soldiers with 
Guns & Blankets and warlike implements" in February 
1776** also on the Committee of Correspondence in March 
of the same year.'^ In March 1778 he was one of the 
persons chosen to provide the soldiers with clothing** and 
in February and May 1778 also April 1780 one of the com- 
mittee appointed to consider the proposed form of govern- 
ment and State constitution.^ 

November 19, 1764 he purchased of the Proprietors of 
common lands 100 acres on the West side of the Connec- 
ticut river near Northampton bounds, for which he paid 
£37-ios.^'^ This property was bounded East by the coun- 
try road leading to Northampton, 76^ rods, West on the 
outward commons, South on land of Thomas Miller and 
North on land which was sold in September 1774 to Lucas 
Morgan by the town of West Springfield. This appears to 
have been his home for the remainder of his life. 

He married, September 9, 1765,^^ Experience Smith, 
born in Suffield, Connecticut, November 13, 1741, daughter 
of David and Experience (Chapin) Smith.^- 

^West Springfield Town Records, Vol. i, pp. 44, 76, 266; Vol. 
2, pp. 232, 273, 349. 

^ Ibid. Vol. I, pp. 95, 342. 

'Ibid. Vol. I, pp. 44, 343; Vol. 2, pp. 232, 273, 299, 317, 343. 

Mbid. Vol. I, p. 284; Vol. 2, pp. 232, 299. 

Mbid. Vol. I, p. 21. 

" Ibid. Vol. I, p. 42. 

' Ibid. Vol. I, p. 44. 

'Ibid. Vol. I, p. 100. 

°Ibid. Vol. I, pp. 89, 104, 141. 
'" Springfield Inward Commons, Vol. 3, p. 391. 
" Springfield Marriages, Vol. 2, p. 159. 

^^ Suffield Births, Vol. i, p. 59, Hampshire County Probate, Vol. 8, 
leaf 39, and Old Hampshire Deeds, Vol. 8, p. 705. 



38 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

He made his will March 9, 181 1, which was probated 
February 8, 1814. After providing for his wife Experience 
he made bequests to his four daughters Eurydice, Huldah, 
Achsah and Nancy and gave all his real estate to his son 
Joseph Morgan Jr.^ As there was no inventory filed with 
the Probate Court the value of the estate which he left is 
not known. 

Joseph Morgan died December 18, 1813, in his seventy- 
eighth year. 

His widow Experience (Smith) Morgan died March 24, 
1 82 1, in her eightieth year. They were buried in the Ireland 
graveyard now known as Elmwood Cemetery, Holyoke, 
where their gravestones are still standing inscribed as 
follows. 

In Memory of 

Cap^ Joseph Morgan. 

who died 

I8t^ Dec'-, 1813. 

in the 78^^, Year 

of his Age. 



who was captured 
& included in the 

capitulation of 

Fort W.'» Henry. 

Aug^ 1757- 



In memory of 

Mrs. Experience Morgan, 

wife of 

Mr. Joseph Morgan, 

who died 

March. 24, 1821, 

^, 79- 



^ Hampden County Probate Records, Vol. i, p. 270. 



JOSEPH MORGAN. 



39 



Children of Joseph and Experience (Smith) Morgan. 

EuRYDicE, b. Nov. 28, 1765 ;' m. Dec. 19, 1799, Russell Ely." 



II. HULDAH, 

III. HuLDAH, 

IV Nancy, 

V ACHSAH, 



5. VI Joseph, 
VII Betsey, 



Nov. 27, 1767;- d. Mar. 24, 1770." 



Apr. 18, 1770;'' 
July 22, 1772 ;* 
Aug. 16, 1774;° 



Jan. 4, 1780;" 
July 4, 1782;' 



m. Apr. 9, 1794, Edmund Ely.'" 
d. May 9, 1835, unm.'' 
m. I. Sep. II, 1800, Samuel 
D. Chapin.'- 2. Sep. 18, 1805, 
Nehemiah B. Beard,sley.'^ 
m. Sept. 20, 1807, Sailly 

Spencer." 
d. July 13, 1786.' 



5. 



Joseph Morgan (Joseph 4, Joseph j, Nathaniel 2, Miles 
i) was born at the family residence on Northampton road 
in the North Parish of West Springfield, January 4, 1780. 
His early life was spent upon his father's farm. From the 
time he was fifteen years old he devoted his winters for sev- 
eral years to teaching school. When Joseph was twenty- 
three his father died, bequeathing to him the farm of 112 
acres on the Northampton road, and other property amount- 

' Springfield Births, Vol. 2, p. 217. ^ Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 254. 

^ Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 236. * Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 273. 

" Manuscript notes on the Morgan family by Titus Morgan, M.D., 
compiled about 1810; additions thereto by his cousin and brother-in- 
law Joseph Morgan. 

° West Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. i, p. 13. 

' Ibid. Vol. I, p. 17. 

" Ibid. Vol. I, Reverse end, p. 24. 

° Springfield Deaths, Vol. 2, p. 62. 

"West Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 2, p. 112. 

" Gravestone in Centre Cemetery, Somers, Conn. 

"West Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. i, Reverse 
end, p. 30, and West Springfield First Church Records. 

" Beardsley Family Record. 

" Congregational Church Records, Cromwell, Conn. 



40 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

ing to about $i i ,000. Joseph continued to reside on the farm 
until 1815, and he owned it until 1821. March i of that 
year he sold it, together with thirty acres on the East side 
of the highway, to Luther Frink for $4400. Forty-eight 
acres of this farm, now a part of the city of Holyoke and 
bounded East by Northampton Street, are owned by Ernest 
Lovering and the estate of Austin D. Street. 

The site of the Morgan house is a few feet North of the 
Street residence. 

Joseph Morgan married in the North Society of Middle- 
town (now the town of Cromwell), Connecticut, September 
20, 1807, Sally Spencer born April 8, 1787 daughter of 
Samuel and Martha (Eells) Spencer of that place. 
In January 181 5 he purchased from Asa Goodenough of 
Westfield, Massachusetts, for $10,000 his stage line and 
tavern on the West side of the Green in that town, to which 
place Joseph soon removed and engaged in the hotel busi- 
ness. 

In November 181 6 he purchased for $16,000 from Eliakim 
Hitchcock and Joseph G. Norton their brick house and barn 
on the North side of State street in the City of Hartford, 
Connecticut. Removing thereto he opened the Exchange 
Coffee House January i, 1817, and in June of that year he 
sold the Westfield property to his cousin Archippus Mor- 
gan. He kept the Coffee house until April 1829. On the 
tenth of that month he sold the property to Selah Treat for 
$20,000, and immediately taking a lease of the City Hotel he 
removed thereto which he opened for business on the fourth 
of May. 

November 2, 1835 ^^ sold the lease and furniture of this 
hotel to John Warburton and Parsons Rose and retired 
from hotel life. 

In September 1833 he purchased from George Brinley for 
$1250 a piece of land fifty feet wide on the south side of 
Asylum Street. On this property Mr. Morgan erected a 
dwelling house which was known as number 26 Asylum 
Street and to which he removed from the City Hotel. 
Here he resided for the rest of his life. 



JOSEPH MORGAN. 41 

As a diversion from the cares of his regular business he 
interested himself in farming and stock raising. In April 
181 8, he purchased for $6,000, two tracts of land on the 
North side of the Farmington road. The first piece con- 
tained eight acres and was bounded North on the highway 
leading past the Asylum and South on the Farmington 
turnpike, West by highway now Sigourney Street, and 
extended Easterly a little beyond the East line of Flower 
Street. The second piece contained forty-six and one half 
acres and was bounded East by Sigourney Street, and South 
by Farmington Turnpike. To this last piece he made an 
addition of ten acres which continued the South line West- 
erly on Farmington Avenue to Woods river. The North 
line being about where Nile Street now runs and extending 
West to the river. 

In July 1825 he purchased from the Hartford Bank six- 
teen acres and twenty-six rods bounded West on Woods 
river with a right of way over the bank's land on the South 
to the East and West highway, now known as Asylum 
Avenue. The laying out of Woodland Street would have 
divided this last property into two parts except for the fact 
that in 1845 he sold the Eastern four acres to Amos M. 
Collins. Normand Smith sold to him in April 1844 fifteen 
and one fourth acres North of the Westerly portion of this 
piece. He also owned five acres on the Northwest corner 
of Asylum Avenue and Sigourney Street, sixteen acres on 
the West side of Garden Street adjoining the Town farm 
and various pieces in the North meadow. 

Owing to dissatisfaction with the management of the 
Hartford Fire Insurance Company it was determined to 
organize another company. A meeting for that purpose 
was held at Morgan's Coffee House, where the organization 
was effected and the new corporation named "The Aetna 
Insurance Company." At the election of officers on June 
17, 1819, Mr. Morgan became one of the directors and was 
continued in office until his death. 



42 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

The first policy issued by the Company was for $6,000 
and the risk was taken on his State Street property. This 
docviment is still preserved as an interesting souvenir of the 
early history of the Company. For many years it was cus- 
tomary for the Directors to personally investigate the com- 
pany's risks and losses. At various dates from 1836 Mr. 
Morgan made long trips on this business. In November 
1837 '"ic went to St. Johns, New Brunswick, was absent 
three weeks and travelled 11 00 miles entirely by stage 
and steamboat, except on the railroad between Worcester 
and Boston. In April 1840 he went to Norfolk and 
Portsmouth, Virginia, and Wilmington, North Carolina. 
He returned by the way of Petersburg, Richmond and Fred- 
ericksburg, where he visited the grave of General Washing- 
ton's mother. Two other trips were made this year in the 
company's behalf. 

April 21, 1842 he left home on another trip, returning 
June 30. He went to New York, Trenton, Philadelphia, 
Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Wheeling, Zancsville, Chillicothe, 
Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. While at the latter place 
he visited Lane Seminary, of which Dr. Lyman Beecher was 
the President. At Cincinnati he took the boat for Louisville 
and soon passed North Bend, Ohio, the home and burial 
place of President William H. Harrison, which he saw in 
the distance. From Louisville he went to Frankfort and 
Lexington, where he visited Ashland, the residence of Henry 
Clay, "and had the pleasure of shaking our next president 
by the hand." Returning to Louisville he took the steam- 
boat on Wednesday, May 18, at 10.15 a. m. for Natchez. 

In his diary under date of May 22 is this entry, — 

"Sunday. It is seldom I record a Sabbath without noticing my 
going to Church some part of it, but today it was out of my power 
I could not land without it was on a plantation of negroes. I 
have spent considerable of it in my stateroom, altho' warm yet by 
opening my door and window I could get a current of air. The 
change since Friday morning is very great from cool to hot. The 
heat before has not been uncomfortable since I left home but 800 
miles in 2^2 days from mouth of Ohio river makes a wonderful 



JOSEPH MORGAN. 43 

change. I am now 9 o'clock P. M. comfortably stowed away in No. 
42 City Hotel, Natchez, kept by Mr. Donnel a very large and I 
should think a very comfortable & well kept hotel. I arrived here 
about 6 this afternoon. The country thro which we have passed 
today has been pleasanter. Large plantations of cotton and corn 
with the owners or overseers house & generally about a dozen negro 
houses all white washed made from the river a very pleasant 
appearance." 

While at Natchez he makes this entry in his diary. 

"I am now 5 P. M. waiting for a boat to come along for N. 
Orleans, li none comes before morning I shall take the lirst good 
boat up the river as I cannot spare the time." 

The boat for New Orleans did not come along until 10 
o'clock the next morning and arrived at LaFayette, one and 
one-half miles above the center of New Orleans, at 9 A. M. 
the following day. Upon completing his business in this 
city he took a steamboat up the river, but owing to striking 
sand bars, breaking one of the paddle wheels, injuries to 
different parts of the machinery and delays occasioned by 
fog, it took from 3 P. M. on Thursday until 6.30 P. M. on 
Sunday to get to Vicksburg and until 4 A. M. of Monday to 
reach St. Louis. He was much pleased with the appearance 
of the city and saw fifty steamboats lying in the river. 
Here he left the river and went across the country to Spring- 
field and Peoria, Illinois. From thence by steamboat and 
stage to Chicago, a place of 5000 inhabitants, where he took 
the steamer for Detroit, Cleveland and Bufifalo. After 
visiting Toronto he came East, stopping at Lockport, 
Rochester, Auburn, Syracuse, Utica and Albany. 

"Thus having performed a journey of 6099 miles in 10 weeks, viz; 
4330 by S. Boats 743 in Stage Coaches, 716 on Railroads and 310 
in Canal Packet Boats. The whole legitimate expense of which $3.83 
for every 100 miles including Board &c, it being pr day for every 
expense $3.29 & being for every 24 hours including lying still &c 
about 83 miles travel." 

In August 1843 he made a trip to Brattleboro, Windsor, 
Montpelier and Burlington, Vermont ; Montreal, Ogdens- 
burg, Kingston, Toronto and Rochester. 



44 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

July 1844 he went through Central New York, Southern 
and Central Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, 
Kentucky (again calling on Mr. Clay), Ohio, Western Vir- 
ginia and Maryland and was absent nine weeks. 

In June 1845 h^ made a trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia and 
St. Johns, New Brunswick ; which seems to have been his 
last journey of any length on insurance business. 

At the City elections held in March 1827, '28, '29 and 
1836 he was chosen one of the Common Councilmen. At 
the Annual Town meeting held in November 1843, he was 
chosen as one of the Selectmen, to which position he was 
re-elected and died in office. 

In July 1835 books were opened for subscriptions to the 
stock of a railroad to be built between New Haven and 
Hartford and Mr. Morgan subscribed for 100 shares. 

In 1839, h^ subscribed to the fund of the Young Men's 
Institute. In 1841 he gave $200 towards the building fund 
of the Wadsworth Athaeneum and was named as one of its 
Corporators in the Charter which was granted by the Gen- 
eral Assembly in 1842. 

At the time of his death he was a member of the Con- 
necticut Historical Society, having been elected May 8, 
1840. 

From twelve years of age until within three weeks of his 
death he kept a diary which is interesting reading and has 
been of great assistance in compiling this work. 

Joseph Morgan died at his residence, 26 Asylum Street, 
Hartford, Conn., July 23, 1847, aged 67 years, leaving an 
estate of $102,330.10, of which $72,762 was in real estate. 

Mrs. Sarah Morgan was a Director of the Hartford 
Orphan Asylum and one of the Managers of the Female 
Beneficent Society from 1842 until her death. 

Mrs. Sarah (Spencer) Morgan continued to reside at the 
homestead, where she died August 6, 1859, aged 72 years. 

The following lines, written by Mrs. Lydia Huntley 
Sigourney, appeared shortly after Mrs. Morgan's death. 



JOSEPH MORGAN. 45 

"I saw her overlaid with many flowers, 
Such as the gorgeous summer drapes in snow, 
Stainless and fragrant as her memory. 

Blent with their perfume came the pictur'd thought 

Of her calm presence, — of her firm resolve 

To bear each duty onward to its end, — 

And of her power to make a home so fair, 

That those who shared its sanctities deplore 

The pattern lost forever. 

Many a friend. 
And none who won that title laid it down, 
Muse on the tablet that she left behind. 
Muse, — and give thanks to God for what she was. 
And what she is ; — for every pain hath fled 
That with a barb'd and subtle weapon stood 
Between the pilgrim and the promised Land. 

But the deep anguish of the filial tear 
We speak not of, — save with the sympathy 
That wakes our own. 

And so, we bid farewell. 

Life's sun at setting, may shed brighter rays 
Than when it rose, and threescore years and ten 
May wear a beauty that youth fails to reach ; 
The beauty of a fitness for the skies, — 
Such nearness to the angels, that their song 
'Peace and good will,' like key-tone rules the soul 
And the pure reflex of their smile illumes 
The meekly lifted brow. 

She taught us this, — 
And then went home." 

Children of Joseph and Sarah (Spencer) Morgan. 

6. L Mary, b. Nov. 19, 1808; bap. May 17, 1812; m. 

July 16, 1832, James 
A. Smith. 

7. IL Lucy, " Feb. 4, 181 1; bap. May 17, 1812 ; m. 

July 30, 1832, James 
Goodwin, Jr. 

8. in. Junius Spencer, " Apr. 14, 1813; bap. July 18, 1813; m. 

May 2, 1836, Juliet 
Pierpont. 



46 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 



Mary Morgan {Joseph 5, Joseph 4, Joseph 3, Nathaniel 
2, Miles i) was bom at the family residence on the North- 
ampton road, in the North parish of the town of West 
Springfield, now the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts, 
November 19, 1808, and was baptized May 17, 18 12. 

In 1815 as a member of her father's family she removed 
to Westfield and in January 181 7 to Hartford, Connecticut. 

In 1828 she completed her education at Mrs. Emma Wil- 
lard's School, Troy, New York. In her father's diary we 
find this entry under date of Monday July 16, 1832, — 

"My daughter Mary married, 9 o'clock A. M. to James A. Smith 
who is an ordained minister at Great Falls N. H. and left immedi- 
ately for that place." 

James Allwood Smith, seventh child and fourth son of 
Normand and Mary {Boardmaii) Smith, was born in the 
City of Hartford, Connecticut, November 6, 1806. He 
attended the Market Street and Hopkins Grammar Schools, 
remaining at the latter until sixteen years old. He then 
entered Yale College and graduated with honors in the 
class of 1826. Upon graduation, he became one of the 
Principals of the Union Academy, at New London, remain- 
ing there for two years. 

It will be remembered that Nathan Hale the "Martyr 
Spy" was an instructor at this institution when he entered 
the army in the summer of 1775. 

In the fall of 1828 Mr. Smith entered the theolog-ical 
seminary at Andover, Massachusetts, where he remained 
until the spring of 1830. He then went to New Haven and 
continued his theological studies under Rev. Nathaniel W. 
Taylor, D.D. 



MARY (MORGAN) SMITH. 47 

In the summer or early fall of 1831 he commenced his 
ministerial duties at Great Falls, New Hampshire. On the 
17th of April, 1832, he was ordained as the pastor of the 
Congregational Church of that place. Owing to the ill 
health of his wife he resigned his pastorate on the 17th of 
July 1837 and returned to Connecticut. 

He immediately began to preach in the town of Glaston- 
bury, and on the sixth of December 1837 was installed over 
the First Congregational Church in that town. Here he 
remained until January 1858. 

From January 1859 until May 1863 he was in charge of 
the Congregational Church in the village of Unionville, in 
the town of Farmington. 

This village became his permanent and final residence. 

Rev. James A. Smith died at Unionville, April 15, 1882, at 
the age of seventy-five, lacking only three months of fifty 
years of married life. 

Mrs. Mary (Morgan) Smith died at Unionville, October 
6, 1897, lacking only a few weeks of being eighty-nine years 
of age. 

Children of James Allwood and Mary (Morgan) Smith. 

I. Joseph Morgan, b. April 26, 1833, at Great Falls, N. H., 

Hartford High School, 
1850, Hopkins Gram- 
mar School 18 — , B.A. 
Yale 1854, Andover 
I Theological Seminary 

1859. Pastor Cong. 
' churches at West 

Avon, Conn. and 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
Died at Dansville, 
N. Y., Oct. I, 1883. 

II. Mary, " Aug. 16, 1835, at Great Falls, N. H., 

d. at Glastonbury, 
Conn., Mar. 2, 185 1. 



THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 



III. James Allwood, b. May 



IV. HoADLEY Carter, " Aug. 

V. Frances Ann, " Mar. 

VI. Lucy Goodwin, " Sept. 

VII. Sarah Goodwin, " May 

VIII. Thomas, " June 

IX. Sophia Tracy, " Sept. 



X. Martha Spencer, " July 



28, 1838, at Glastonbury, Conn. 
Grad. at Hartford 
High School, 1855, m. 
I, May 2, 1861, Caro- 
line Elizabeth Robin- 
son who died Aug. 24, 
1881, m. 2, Sept. 26, 
1883, Helen Louise 
Tracy. Grain Mer- 
chant in Hartford, 
Conn. Died Jan. 3, 

1897. 
17, 1840, at Glastonbury, d. there 
Sept. 30, 1841. 

17, 1842, at Glastonbury, m. Feb. 

21, 1861, Samuel Quincy 
Porter of Unionville. 
Died there Jan. 27, 

1897. 
7, 1844, at Glastonbury, d. there 

June 9, 1848. 
7, 1847, at Glastonbury, d. there 

May 13, 1848. 

18, 1848, at Glastonbury, d. there 

Mar. 14, 1849. 
6, 1850, at Glastonbury, m. at 
Unionville, Feb. i, 
1872, Rev. Edward 
Rutledge Brown. Died 
at Brooklyn, Conn., 
Jan. 16, 1890. 
18, 1854, at Glastonbury, d. there 
March 13, 1856. 



LUCY (MORGAN) GOODWIN. 49 



7. 



Lucy Morgan {Joseph 5, Joseph 4, Joseph 5, Nathaniel 
2, Miles i) was born at the homestead on Northampton 
road in the North Parish of West Springfield, now the city 
of Holyoke, Massachusetts, February 4, 181 1. With her 
parents she removed to Hartford, Connecticut, in 1817 and 
was educated at Mrs. Emma Willard's School in Troy, 
New York. 

She married July 30, 1832, James Goodwin, Jr. son of 
James and Eunice {Roberts) Goodwin of Hartford, Con- 
necticut, where he was born March 2, 1803. 

James Goodwin, Jr. was one of the prominent business 
men of Hartford, a director in many of its institutions and 
for nearly thirty years President of the Connecticut Mutual 
Life Insurance Company. He died suddenly March 15, 
1878. 

Lucy Morgan Goodwin died September 19, 1890. The 
following tribute is by one who knew her long and inti- 
mately, — 

"Removing to Hartford at an early age, Mrs. Goodwin's life was 
passed in that community ; and to ail who knew it, it stands as the 
ideal life of a Christian gentlewoman. Modest, and shunning all 
publicity and unnecessary prominence in action, she was everywhere 
conspicuous for the virtues and graces that best illustrate the highest 
and most fruitful type of Christian character in admirable balance; 
a clear, calm intelligence, simplicity, retinement, and strength, and a 
broad and tender charity blended in a wonderful harmony, and were 
animated by a most devout and unaffected piety. Clear and stead- 
fast in her judgments of right and wrong, she was pitiful to those 
in error, and solicitous to relieve every suffering. Her religious faith 
was marked by deep, mature conviction and the trust of a loving 
child. It was the key to every aspect of her life. 



50 



THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 



"She knew and was interested in the best thought and action of 
her time for bettering all men, and especially alive to all that affected 
her own country. She was concerned in every good work. She was 
a life-long communicant of Christ Church, and prominent in all its 
charitable work and agencies. With her daughter Mary, she gave to 
it the chapel and parish building. She was one of the managers of 
the Hartford Orphan Asylum and its treasurer for more than thirty 
years. The Hartford Hospital, the Union for Home Work, and 
indeed every charitable institution of Hartford had her lively sym- 
pathy, her willing efforts, and her constant support. Her charities 
began at home, but went out into all the world of need, spiritual, 
mental, and physical. Her public benefactions were many and well 
known, among the latest of which was her munificent gift to the 
Hartford Free Library. 

"Greater than all that can be enumerated were the ceaseless daily 
acts of wise, tender helpfulness, Christ-like loving-kindness, to all 
with whom her wide acquaintance brought her in contact, and who 
made welcome opportunity to her great wealth and loving heart. 
Said a poor man a few hours after her departure, 'It is a bad day 
for the poor.' 

"She was the perfect friend; wonderfully winning, loving, inter- 
ested, keenly and wisely sympathetic, and unalterably staunch. She 
was the constant dispenser of an unostentatious, gracious hospitality. 
She was in her community a conspicuous centre of its highest influ- 
ences and best usefulness." — J. L. Greene. 



Children of James Jr. and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin. 
All born in Hartford, Connecticut. 

I Sarah Morgan, b. June 6, 1833; d. Aug. 29, 1834. 

II James Junius, " Sept. 16, 1835 ; m- J""e 19, 1873, Josephine 

S. Lippincott. 
HI Sarah Morgan, " Sept. 25, 1837; m. Feb. i, 1865, William 

R. Brownell, M.D. 

IV Francis, " Sept. 25, 1839; m. June 3, 1863, Mary A. 

Jackson. 

V Lucy, " Dec. 23, 1841 ; d. Mar. 3, 1844. 

VI Mary, " Apr. 9, 1846; d. Oct. 28, 1880, unm. 

VII Walter, " Oct. 29, 1851; d. July 22, 1853. 



JUNIUS SPENCER MORGAN. 51 



8. 

Junius Spencer Morgan {Joseph 5, Joseph 4, Joseph 3, 
Nathaniel 2, Miles i) was born at the family residence on 
Northampton road in that part of the town of West 
Springfield, Massachusetts, which is now the city of 
Holyoke, April 14, 1813, and was baptized July 18, follow- 
ing. As a member of his father's family he removed in 
1815 to Westfield and in January 1817 to Hartford, Con- 
necticut. 

In August 1825 Captain Alden Partridge, who for sev- 
eral years had been an instructor at the West Point Military 
Academy, opened at Middletown the "American Literary, 
Scientific and Military Academy." Among the two hun- 
dred and ninety-five names of the cadets in the first cata- 
logue issued in 1826 is that of "J. S. Morgan, Hartford Ct." 

From November 1827 to March 1828 he was at Bartlett's 
school in East Windsor. 

April 8, 1829, he went to Boston as clerk for Mr. Alfred 
Welles, with whom he continued until he was of age. He 
then returned to Hartford and in July 1834, entered the 
banking house of Morgan, Ketchum and Company of New 
York, where he remained until January 1836. Again 
returning to Hartford, he became, on the eighth of 
February, a partner in the firm of Howe, Mather and Com- 
any, dry-goods merchants. His father paying into the con- 
cern as his share the sum of $10,000 (7,000?). February i, 
1850, the firm name was changed to Mather, Morgan and 
Company, and the firm was dissolved February i, 1851. He 
then went to Boston and became a member of the firm of J. 
M. Beebe, Morgan and Company. At the request of Mr. 
George Peabody of London, he gave up his business in 
Boston and, October i, 1854, became a partner in the 
London banking house of George Peabody and Company. 



52 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

Mr. Peabody retired October i, 1864, when the name was 
changed to J. S. Morgan and Company, and business is still 
carried on at the same place 22 Old Broad Street. 

In June 1838 the Hartford Young Men's Institute was 
organized and Mr. Morgan was chosen one of the direct- 
ors. He was named as one of the corporators in a charter 
which was granted by the General Assembly in May 1839. 
At the annual meeting in June 1839 he was elected second 
Vice President and the same year made a subscription to the 
funds of the institution. 

In 1841 he subscribed $100 to the building fund of the 
Wadsworth Athaeneum and was one of the corporators 
named in the charter which was granted in May 1842. 

December 6, 1843 he was elected a member of the Con- 
necticut Historical Society. 

In 1846 he was elected a director of the Phoenix Bank 
and continued in office three years, when as was the custom 
he was dropped for one year and was re-elected in 1850 
and served one year. 

He was a director of the Hartford Fire Insurance Com- 
pany from June 1836 to June 1841 and for nine years from 
June 1843. Also a director of the Aetna Insurance Com- 
pany for two years from June 1852. 

For some time he was a member of the Advisory Board 
of the Hartford Orphan Asylum and made a donation to its 
funds as a memorial of his mother, who was one of its 
officers for many years. 

He was a private in the First Company, Governor's Foot 
Guards, from May 1838 until September 1841. It is impos- 
sible to ascertain how much longer he served, as the com- 
pany records are missing from 1841 to 1849. 

He will long be held in grateful remembrance by the 
citizens of Hartford for his princely gift of $150,000 to the 
funds of the Wadsworth Athaeneum. 

He was for many years a communicant of the Episcopal 
Church and was a vestryman of Christ Church, Hartford, 
from 1845 to 1849. 



JUNIUS SPENCER MORGAN. 53 

Mr. Morgan was married in the Hollis Street Church, 
Boston, Mass., by Rev. Samuel K. Lothrop, May 2, 1836, to 
Juliet Pierpont, daughter of Rev. John and Mary (Lord) 
Pierpont of Boston. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, 
July 30, 1816. At the time of this marriage her father, who 
was pastor of the church, was absent in Italy. 

From the time of his marriage until October 6, 1838, Mr. 
Morgan resided with his father at No. 26 Asylum Street, 
when he removed to No. 53 Church Street. His father 
built for him a house on "Lord's Hill" to which he removed 
on March 27, 1840. This property, now known as Number 
108 Farmington Avenue, was his residence until his removal 
to Boston in 1854. 

Mrs. Juliet (Pierpont) Morgan died at Number 13, 
Princes Gate, Brompton, London, February 23, 1884. 

Junius Spencer Morgan was injured in a runaway acci- 
dent at Monte Carlo, Monaco, Italy, April 4, 1890 from the 
effects of which he died four days later. His body was 
brought to America, and now rests in Cedar Hill Cemetery, 
Hartford. 

Children of Junius Spencer and Juliet (Pierpont) Morgan. 

All born in Hartford, Connecticut. 
9.1. John Pierpont, b. April 17, 1837; m- !> Oct. 7, 1861, 

Amelia Sturges. 2, May 
31, 1865, Frances Louisa 
Tracy. 

11. II. Sarah Spencer, " Dec. 5, 1839; m. June 27, 1866, 

George H. Morgan. 

12. III. Mary Lyman, " Nov. 5, 1844; m. Jan. 29, 1867, 

Walter H. Burns. 
IV. Junius Spencer, " Apr. 6, 1846; d. Mar. 12, 1858, at 

London. 

13. V. Juliet Pierpont, " Dec. 4, 1847; m. July 11, 1871, Rev. 

John B. Morgan. 



54 



THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 



9. 



John Pierpont Morgan {Jiinhis Spencer 8, Joseph 5, 
Joseph 4, Joseph j, Nathaniel 2, Miles i) was born at his 
father's residence, 26 Asyhim Street, Hartford, Connecticut, 
April 17, 1837 and was baptized in Boston, Massachusetts, 
by his grandfather. Rev. John Pierpont. He was married 
October 7, 1861, at the residence of the bride's parents, num- 
ber 5 East 14th Street, New York City, by the Rev. Thomas 
De Witt, D.D., Pastor of the Collegiate Reformed Dutch 
Church, to Amelia Sturges, born July 5, 1835, daughter of 
Jonathan and Mary Pemberton {Cady) Sturges of New 
York City. 

Amelia (Sturges) Morgan died in Nice, Italy, February 
17, 1862 and was buried at Fairfield, Connecticut. 

John Pierpont Mogan married, second, May 31, 1865 
Frances Louisa Tracy, born in Utica, New York, May 15, 
1842, daughter of Charles and Louisa {Kirkland) Tracy of 
128 East 17th Street, New York City, the ceremony being 
performed in St. George's Church, by the Rev. Stephen 11. 
Tyng, D.D., Rector. 



Children of John Pierpont and Frances Louisa (Tracy) Morgan. 

I Louisa Pierpont, b. March 10, 1866, in New York City. 

m. Nov. 15, 1900, 
Herbert Livingston 
Satterlee. 
at Irvington, N. Y. 
m. Dec. II, 1890, 
Jane Norton Grew. 
19, 1870, in New York City, 
m. April 12, 1894, 
William Pierson 

Hamilton. 
25, 1873, at Highland Falls, 
N. Y. 



10. II John Pierpont, " Sept. 7, 1867 



III Juliet Pierpont, " July 



IV Anne Tracy, 



July 



JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN, JR. 55 



10. 

John Pierpont Morgan, Junior {John Pierpont p, 
Junius Spencer 8, Joseph 5, Joseph 4, Joseph j, Nathaniel 
2, Miles i) was born at Irvington, Westchester County, 
New York, September 7, 1867. 

He attended Cutler's School in New York City, from 
1880 to 1884 was at St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hamp- 
shire, and graduated at Harvard University in the class of 
1889. 

January i, 1892, he was made a partner in the firm of 
Drexel, Morgan and Company, Bankers and Brokers of 
New York City, and was an original member of the firm of 
J. P. Morgan and Company, which was established in 
December 1894. 

December 31, 1897 he was admitted into the firm of J. 
S. Morgan and Company of 22 Old Broad Street, London, 
England, where he still remains. 

While in New York he resided at 8 East 36th Street and 
his present residence is at 

He was married in the Arlington Street Church, Boston, 
Massachusetts, December 11, 1890, to Jane Norton Grew, 
daughter of Henry Sturgis and Jane Norton (JViggles- 
zvorth) Grew of Boston, where she was born September 30, 
1868. 

Children of John Pierpont, Junior and Jane Norton (Grew) 

Morgan. 

I Junius Spencer, b. Mar. 15, 1892, at 8 East 40th Street, N. Y. 

City. 

II Jane Norton, " Nov. 14, 1S93, fit 8 East 36th Street, N. Y. 

City. 

III Son, " Oct. 14, 1900, at London. 



56 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 



11. 



Sarah Spencer Morgan (Junius Spencer 8, Joseph 5, 
Joseph 4, Joseph j, Nathaniel 2, Miles i) was born at her 
father's residence, 53 Church Street, Hartford, Connecticut, 
December 5, 1839. I^"" 1854 her father removed to Boston 
and ten years later to London, England, 

June 2^, 1866, she was married in All Saint's Church, 
Ennismore Gardens, Brompton, London, England, to 
George Hale Morgan. 

Mr. Morgan was the eldest son of George Denison and 
Caroline Amelia {Hale) Morgan of Hartford, Connecticut, 
where he was born February 14, 1840. 

Mr. Morgan was a member of the firm of Dabney, Mor- 
gan and Company of New York City from 1867 to 1871. 

Mrs. Sarah Spencer (Morgan) Morgan died at Bad 
Nauheim, Germany, July 5, 1896 and was buried in Hart- 
ford. 

George H. Morgan resides at 6 East 40th Street, New 
York City. 

Children of George Hale and Sarah Spencer (Morgan) Morgan. 

I Junius Spencer, b. June 5, 1867, at Irvington, N. Y. Mem- 

ber of the Firm of Cuyler, 
Morgan and Company, 
Bankers, New York City. 

II George Denison, " June 17, 1870, at East 35th Street, New 

York City. 

III Caroline Lucy, " Mar. 4, 1873, at East 35th Street, New 

York City. 



MARY LYMAN (MORGAN) BURNS. 57 



12. 

Mary Lyman Morgan (Junius Spencer 8, Joseph 5, 
Joseph 4, Joseph j, Nathaniel 2, Miles i) was born at her 
father's residence, Farmington road, Hartford, Connecti- 
cut, November 5, 1844. She married in All Saint's Church, 
Ennismore Gardens, Brompton, London, England, January 
29, 1867, Walter Hayes Burns, born in New York City, 
September 9, 1838, son of William and Mary Learning 
(Fisher) Burns. 

Mr. Burns graduated at Harvard University in the class 
of 1856. For some years he was connected with the bank- 
ing house of L. P. Morton and Company in New York and 
later with the London office of that firm, where he remained 
until 1869. December 31. 1878 he was made a member of 
the well known firm of J. S. Morgan and Company of 22 
Old Broad Street, London, England. For several years 
prior to and at the time of his death he was the senior part- 
ner. He has resided in New York City and Paris. Later 
he removed to England and resided in London and at Copt 
Hall, Epping, Essex. In 1896 he removed to North 
Mymms Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, where he died 
November 23, 1897. 

Mrs. Mary Lyman (Morgan) Burns resides at North 
Mymms Park and 69 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, 
Westminster, London. 

Children of Walter Hayes and Mary Lyman (Morgan) Burns. 

I William, b. June i, 1869, in New York City, 

died at Woburn 
Park, Weybridge, 
Surrey, England, 
May 1871. 



58 THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY. 

II Walter Spencer Morgan, b. March 22, 1872, at Paris, France. 

Is a member of the 
firm of J. S. Morgan 
& Company, London. 

III Mary Ethel, " Oct. 21, 1873, at Paris, France, 

married July i, 1899, 
at St. Margaret's, 
Westminster to 

Lewis Vernon Har- 
court, eldest son of 
Sir William Har- 
conrt, M.P. 



13. 



Juliet Pierpont Morgan (Junius Spencer 8, Joseph 5, 
Joseph 4, Joseph j, Nathaniel 2, Miles i) was born at the 
family residence on the Farmington road, Hartford, Con- 
necticut, December 4, 1847. There she resided until the 
removal of the family to Boston and later to London, 
England. 

She was married Jtily 11, 1871 in All Saint's Church, 
Ennismore Gardens, Brompton, London, to Rev. John 
Brainard Morgan, second son of George Denison and 
Caroline Amelia (Hale) Morgan of Brooklyn, New York, 
where he was born March 4, 1843. John B. Morgan 
graduated at Coltimbia College, New York, in the class of 
1864; and from "The Divinity School of the Protestant 
Episcopal Church in Philadelphia" in 

He was ordained Deacon by the Right Rev. Horatio 
Potter in Grace Church, New York City, March 31, 1867, 
and was by the same prelate advanced to the priesthood 
January 3, 1869, in the temporary chapel of St. Thomas' 
Church. He was assistant minister of St. Thomas' Church 



JULIET PIERPONT (MORGAN) MORGAN. 59 

from 1869 to 1873. Since then he has been rector of the 
Church of the Holy Trinity, Paris, France. In 1882 he 
received the degree of D.D. from Trinity College, Hart- 
ford. 



Children of John Brainard and Juliet Pierpont (Morgan) 

Morgan. 

I Ursula Juliet, b. Oct. 26, 1873, at Paris. 

II John Junius, " Apr. 26, 1876, at Paris. 



NDEX 



INDEX. 



The name in parenthesis indicates the married name and that 
in italics the maiden name of the female. 

Year of 
Birth. Page 

Alvord, Ruth (Morgan) 31 

Appleton 17 

Ashley, Abigail (Morgan) 31 

" David 12, 13, 14 

Jonath 13 

Robert 5,6,7,9,11,12,14 

Bagg, James 3-2 

" John 9, 12, 14 

Baker, John 14 

Ball, Fra 6 

" Jonathan 13. M 

" Martha (Stebbins) 33 

" Sam 13 

Bancroft, John 36 

Thomas 12, 14 

Barber, John 23 

Barker, James 23 

Bartlett 51 

Beanion, Symon 12, 14 

Beardsley, Nehemiah B 39 

Bedortha, Jos 13 

Reice 6,9, 11, 12, 14 

Beebe, J. M 51 

Beecher, Lyman 42 

Bird, Elizabeth 27 

" Hannah (Morgan) 26,27 

" James 27 

" Lydia (Morgan) 27 

" Mahittebel 27 

" Rebeckah (Lamb) 27 

" Thomas 27 



64 INDEX. 

Year of 
Birth. Page 

Bliss, Elizabeth 21 

" John 13, 14 

Lawrence 11,12,14 

" M 14 

Margaret 21, 27 

" Mercy (Morgan) 31 

" Nath 6,7 

Sam 12, 13, 14 

Thomas 21 

William 25 

Boardman, Mary (Smith) 46 

Branch 10, 15 

Will 6, II, 12, 14 

Bridgeman, Ja 6 

Brinley, George 40 

Brooke, William 8 

Brookes, William 9, 12, 14 

Brown, Edward Rutledge 48 

Brownell, William R 50 

1873 Burns, Mary Ethel (Harcourt) 58 

Mary Leaming Fisher 57 

1844 " Mary Lyman Morgan 57 

1838 " Walter Hayes 53-57 

1872 ■' Walter Spencer Morgan 58 

William 57 

1869 " " 57 

Burr, Jonath 12 

Burt 14 

Henry 6, 1 1 

" Jonathan 11,13,14 

" Nathaneel 12, 14 

Cady, Mary Pcniherton (Slurges) 54 

Chapin 1 1, 12 

Experience (Smith) 37 

" Henry 13. M 

" Japhet 12, 13, 14 

Sam 6, 14 

Samuel D 39 

Clarke, Joe 12, 13 

John 6, 7, II, 14 

Mary (Morgan) 26 

Clay, Henry 42, 44 

Collins, Amos M 41 



INDEX. 65 

Year of 
Birth. Page 

Colton, Ephraim 13 

" George 5,6,11,12,14 

" Isaac 13 

Cooley, Benjamin 6,11,12,14 

Eliakini 13 

Obadi 13 

" Sarah (Morgan) 26 

Cooper 16 

" Thomas 6,7,11,12,14 

" Jr 13 

Timothy 13, H 

Crowfoot, Joseph 7, 12, 14 

Cutler 55 

Cuyler 56 

Dabney 56 

Darby, Joseph 28 

Day, Benjamin 35 

" Hezekiah 32 

" Joseph Z^ 

" Lydia (Morgan) 3i 

" Thankful (Morgan) 31 

" Thomas 11,12,14 

Deeble 6 

DeWitt, Thomas 54 

Donnel 43 

Dorchester, Anthony 11,12,14 

" James ^3 

John 13 

Dudley, Hugh 12, 14 

Dumbleton.Jo 12 

John 11,14,32 

Drexel 55 

Eastman, Elizabeth (Morgan) 34 

Edwards, Alexander 6,7 

Eells, Martha (Spencer) 40 

Ely, Benjamin ^^ 

" Edmund 39 

" Nathaniel 9,12,14,25 

" Russell 39 

" Sam 12,14,23 

Exell, Richard 6,11,12,14 



66 INDEX. 

Year of 
Birth. Page 

Farrer, John 25 

Fellows, Rick 11 

Ferry, Charles 7, 13, 14 

Fisher, Mary Learning (Burns) 57 

Foster, Edward 12, 14 

Frink, Luther 40 

Gardiner, Ahigail (Morgan) 26 

Gilbert, Prudence (Morgan) 5 

" The II 

Glover 12, 15, 18 

" Felatiah 14, 28 

Goodenough, Asa 40 

Goodwin, Eunice Roberts 49 

1839 " Francis 50 

" James 49 

1803 " " Jr 45,49 

1835 " " Junius SO 

181 1 " Lucy Morgan 49 

1841 " Lucy 50 

1846 " Mary 50 

1833 " Sarah Morgan 50 

1837 " " " (Rrowncll) 50 

1851 " Walter 50 

Greene, J. L 50 

Grew, Henry Sturges 55 

" Jane Norton Wigglcsivorth 55 

1868 " " " (Morgan) 54,55 

Hale, Caroline Amelia (Morgan) 56,58 

Nathan 46 

Hamilton, William Pierson 54 

Harcourt, Lewis Vernon 58 

William 58 

Harmon, John 11,13,14 

Jos 13 

" Sam 12, 13 

Harrison, William H 42 

Haynes 6 

Henrison, John 12, 14 

Herman, John 6 

Hitchcock, Eliakim 40 

John 13,15,24 

" Luke 23 



INDEX. 67 

Year of 
Birth. Page 

Holyoke 12 

Eliziir 14 

Ellit 6 

John 23, 25 

Sam 13 

Hormon, John 12 

Horton, Jeremy 12, 14 

John 13, 14 

Howe 51 

Hunter, William 12, 14 

Jackson, Mary A. (Goodwin) 50 

Jacob 19 

Jerrard 19 

Johns, Katterine 6 

Jones, Griffith 6,11,12,14 

Keepe, John 13, 14 

Kellogg, Josiah 32 

Ketchuni 51 

King, Hannah (Stebbins, Morgan) 35 

Kirkland, Louisa (Tracy) S4 

Lamb, John 7, 11, 12, 14 

Rebeckah Bird 27 

" Samuel 23, 27, 28 

Legg, John 35 

Leonard, John 6,7,11,12,13,14 

Josiah 32 

Lippincott, Josephine S. (Goodwin) 50 

Lord, Mary (Pierpont) 53 

Lothrop, Samuel K 53 

Lovering, Ernest 40 

Lumbard, John 6,11,12,13,14 

Mackey, Hugh 13 

Marshall, Edmund 26 

Marshfield, Samuel 11,12,14,15 

Mather 51 

Matthews, John 6,11,12,14 

Merick, Joseph 32 

Tho II 

Miller, John 23 

Obadiah 7, 12, 14 

Thomas 11,12,14,30,37 



68 INDEX. 

Year of 

Birth. Page 

Mii-ick 15 

" Thomas 6, 12, 14 

1774 Morgan, Achsah (Chapin, Beardsley) 38,39 

1835 " Amelia Sturges 54 

1873 " Anne Tracy 54 

" Archippus 40 

1782 " Betsey 39 

" Caroline Amelia Hale 56, 58 

1873 " Caroline Lucy 56 

1648 " David 22,23,24,25,26 

1696 " Ebenezer 30,31 

" Elizabeth Bliss 21 

1710 " " 31 

1745 " " (White) 35 

1765 " Eurydice (Ely) 38,39 

1741 " Experience Smith 38 

1842 " Frances Louisa Tracy 54 

" George Denison 56, 58 

1870 " " " 56 

1840 " " Hale 53,56 

" Hannah Bird 31 

1656 " " (Terry) 26 

1698 " " 31 

1751 " " (Legg) 35 

1767 " Huldah 39 

1770 " " (Ely) 38,39 

1652 " Isaac 20, 22, 2^, 24, 25, 26 

1707-S " " 30,31 

1705 " James 30, 3i>33 

1868 " Jane Norton Grctv 55 

1893 " " " 55 

1748-9 " Jesse 35.36 

1843 " John Brainard 53, 58 

1876 " John Junius 59 

1837 " John Pierpont 53, 54 

1867 " " " 54,55 

" Jonathan 13 

1646 " " 22,23,24,25,26 

1702 " Joseph 30,31,32 

1735-6 " " 34,35 

1780 " " 39 

1748-9 " Judah 35 

1816 " Juliet Pierpont 53 



INDEX. 69 

Year of 
Birth. Page 

1847 Morgan, Juliet Piorpont (Morgan) 53. 5^ 

1870 " " " (Hamilton) 54 

1813 " Junius Spencer 45.51 

1846 " " " 53 

1867 " " " 56 

1892 " " " 55 

1866 " Louisa Pierpont (Sattcrlee) 54 

1742 " Lucas 34.36.37 

1811 " Lucy (Goodwin) 45.49 

1654 " Lydia (Pierce, Marshall) 25,26 

" Bird 27 

(Morgan) 31 

1644 " Mary (Pringredays, Rust) 5,26 

1713 " " Stebhins 34 

1808 " " (Smith) 45,46 

1844 " " Lyman (Burns) 53.57 

1658 " Mercy 26 

Miles 5.28 

1700 " " 29,30,31 

1772 " Nancy 38, 39 

1671 '• Nathaniel 20,22.23,24,25,26,27 

1692 •• " 30,31.33 

1650 " Pelatiah 25,26 

" " 27, 28, 29, 30 

" Prudence Gilbert 21 

1694 " .Samuel 30.31 

1787 " Sarah Spencer 44 

(Morgan) 34 

1839 " Sarah Spencer (Morgan) 53-56 

1737 " Titus 34 

1740 " " 33.34 

1873 " Ursula Juliet 59 

" William ^3 

Morton, L. P 57 

Mosely, John 36 



Moxon 



6 



Munn, Benjamin 7.11.12,14 

Noble, John 23 

" Thomas 8, 12. 14 

Norton, Joseph G 40 

Osborne, James 6, 12, 14 



7° 



INDEX. 



Year of 
Birth. Page 

Parsons, Benjamin 11,12,14 

Hugh 6 

Jos 6 

" Joseph 14 

Partridge, Alden 51 

Partrigg, Sam 23, 24 

Peabody, George 51 

Pepper, Francis 8,9,12,13,14,24 

Pierce, John 26 

1654 " Lydia Morgan 25 

Pierpont, John 53' 54 

1816 " Juliet (Morgan) 45,53 

Mary Lord S3 

Poole 19 

Porter, Sam 25 

" Samuel Quincy 48 

Potter, Horatio S8 

Pringredays, Edmund 9, 20, 26, 29 

1644 " Mary Morgan 20 

Pritchard, Nat 7, 12, 14 

Roger 6 

Pritchett, Nath n 

Pynchon 9> IQ 

John 7,8,12,14,15,16,18.22,25 

William 5,6, 11, 14 

Reeve, Tho 6 

Riley, John 12, 14 

Roberts, Eunice (Goodwin) 49 

Robinson, Caroline Elizabeth (Smith) 48 

Timothy 36 

Rose, Parsons 40 

Russell 16 

John IS 

Rust, Nicholas 26,29 

Sackett, John 12 

" Symon 8 

Salisbury, Martha 33 

Satterlee, Herbert Livingston 54 

Savage, Thomas 20 

Scott, John 9, 12, 14 

Sheldon, George 35 



INDEX. 



71 



Year of 
Birth. Page 

Shevoy, Elizabeth (Morgan) 35 

Sigourney, Lydia Huntley 44 

Sikes, Increase 13 

" Nathanell 13 

" Rich 6, II, 12, 14 

Smith, David 2)7 

" Experience Chapin 2>7 

1741 " " (Morgan) 34,37 

" Frances Ann (Porter) 48 

Hen 6 

1840 " Hoadley Carter 48 

1806 " James Allwood 45, 46 

1838 " " " 48 

'^^ZZ " Joseph Morgan 47 

1844 " Lucy Goodwin 48 

1854 " Martha Spencer 48 

" Mary Boardnian 46 

1812 " " Morgan 47 

1835 " " 47 

" Normand 41,46 

" Rachel (Morgan) 31 

1847 " Sarah Goodwin 48 

1850 " Sophia Tracy (Brown) 48 

1848 " Thomas 48 

" Tryphena (Morgan) 34 

Spencer, Martha Eells 40 

Sally (Morgan) 39,4° 

" Samuel 40 

Stebbins, 12 

Benj 29,33 

" Hannah King (Morgan) 35 

John 6,7 

" Joseph 28 

Martha Ball 33 

1713 " Mary (Morgan) 3h 33 

Mercy (Morgan) 35 

Rowland 6,11,12,14 

" Sam 13 

Thomas 6,8,9,11,13,14.15 

Stewart ^5 

John 12,14 

Stockwell, Abel 33 

Street, Austin D 4° 



72 INDEX. 

Year of 
Birth. Page 

1835 Sturges, Amelia (Morgan) 53.54 

" Jonathan 54 

" Mary Pemberton Cady 54 

Swinck, Peter 12, 14 

Swinge, " 12 

Sykes, see Sikes 

Taylor, James 12, 13, 14, 19 

" Jonathan 12, 14 

" Nathaniel W 46 

Terry, Hannah 25 

" Samuel 12, 14, 24, 25, 26 

Thomas, Jos 13 

" Rowland 6,8,10,11,12,14 

Thomson, Tho 13 

Tom 20 

Tomson, Tho 6 

Tracy, Charles 54 

1842 " Frances Louisa (Morgan) 53,54 

" Helen Louise (Smith) 48 

" Louisa Kirkland 54 

Treat 17, 18 

" Selah 40 

Tyng, Stephen H 54 

Vahan, Will 6 

Warburton, John 40 

Warnor, Priscilla 25 

Warriner, James 8, 12, 13, 14. 24 

Joseph 13 

" William 6,8,11,12,14 

Washington, George 42 

Welles, Alfred 51 

White, Thomas 35 

Wigglesworth, Jane Norton (Grew) 55 

Willard, Emma 46, 49 

Worthington, John 29, 33 

Wright, Abell 8, 12, 14 

Sa 6 

" Samuel 3^ 



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